The Human Trafficking Advocacy Certification Program is a structured, competency-based training designed to prepare survivor  advocates, professionals and community partners to respond to human trafficking through ethical, trauma-informed, and systems-focused advocacy. This program goes beyond awareness, equipping participants with practical tools to influence policy, strengthen institutional and community responses, and support survivor-centered change at local and statewide levels. Grounded in best practices from anti-human trafficking, behavioral health, and trauma-informed care, participants learn to identify gaps, set strategic advocacy goals, engage decision-makers, and implement approaches that prioritize survivor safety, dignity, and consent.

Throughout the program, participants explore policy, systems, community, and case-level advocacy, while emphasizing collaboration, accountability, and sustainable change. By the end of the certification, participants will be able to:

• Apply trauma-informed and survivor-centered principles to advocacy efforts
• Distinguish between and appropriately use different advocacy approaches
• Design and implement a realistic local advocacy plan
• Contribute to coordinated, ethical, and effective anti-trafficking responses
• Support survivors in meaningful and impactful ways

This training is an advanced enhancement to the Choices Peer Recovery Training. It is designed specifically for individuals who are pursuing certification or are already certified as a CRPS–Veteran.

This two-day virtual training is intended to strengthen your skills in supporting Veterans and their dependents who are experiencing substance misuse and/or mental health challenges in your role as a peer support specialist.

Completion of the Choices Peer Recovery Training is required prior to enrolling in this enhancement training.

This training will provide attendees a better understanding of the ACT model and provide an opportunity to ask any questions surrounding the FACT team.

The TEAMs link information for this training will be sent out within 48 hours of the training date. 

About FACT, per the Department of Children and Families (DCF):

In an effort to promote independent, integrated living for individuals with severe and persistent psychiatric disorders, Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams provide a 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a week, multidisciplinary approach to deliver comprehensive care to people where they live, work or go to school, and spend their leisure time. The programmatic goals are to prevent recurrent hospitalization and incarceration and improve community involvement and overall quality of life for program participants. FACT teams assume responsibility for directly providing the majority of treatment, rehabilitation and support services to individuals. Emphasis is on recovery, choice, outreach, relationship-building, and individualization of services. Enhancement funds are available to assist with housing costs, medication costs, and other needs identified in the recovery planning process. The number of contacts and the frequency at which they are provided is set through collaboration rather than service limits. Statewide, there are 33 FACT teams staffed with a psychiatrist, licensed mental health professionals, nurses, a vocational specialist, a substance abuse specialist, peer specialists and case managers. Each team serves 100 individuals with an average caseload of 1:12.

Family Services Planning Team (FSPT) is a community-based, multi-disciplinary team of professionals whose goal is to identify social supports and plan services on behalf of the families in the communities we serve.

Using traditional approaches, FSPT aims to meet the mental health and social needs of children and families. FSPT seeks to establish care coordination, streamlining the process for families who require services from more than one agency, and to keep children in the community and prevent long-term residential treatment. 

We will be joined by representtives from Camelot Community and Children's Home Society. 

We hope you will join us to learn more about this exciting initiative. 

Course Description:

Participants will be presented with an overview of the opioid epidemic to include current trends and related data. This course discusses overdose recognition and response.

Objectives:

-Discuss/Review Opioids and Opioid Epidemic

-Discuss/Review the impact of stigma

-Discuss/Review signs of an overdose

-Discuss/Review an overdose response

Who should attend?

-Community Members

-Families impacted by Opioid Crisis

-Behavioral Health Professionals

-Law Enforcement

-Medical Professional

-Students

-Peer Coaches

Each session will cover the same training content. You will only need to choose one session to attend. 

For questions, contact us at training@lsfnet.org

Course Description:

Participants will be presented with an overview of the opioid epidemic to include current trends and related data. This course discusses overdose recognition and response.

Objectives/Agenda:

-Discuss/Review Opioids and Opioid Epidemic

-Discuss/Review the impact of stigma

-Discuss/Review signs of an overdose

-Discuss/Review an overdose response

Who should attend?

Community Members

Families impacted by Opioid Crisis

Behavioral Health Professionals

Law Enforcement

Medical Professional

Students

Peer Coaches

Note: You will receive Zoom link information following registration via email. 

Each session will cover the same training content. You will only need to choose one session to attend. 

For questions, contact us at training@lsfnet.org

This series is designed for Peer Supervisors and leaders in peer work who are looking to strengthen their supervision skills, deepen their professional and community impact, and expand opportunities for their teams. Whether participants are supervising peers directly, building programs, or supporting workforce development in other capacities, the series will help grow leadership qualities and elevate impact.

As this fast-growing field continues advancing workforce capacity expansion, Peer Supervision 2026 ECHO focuses on deepening the conversation beyond foundational supervision skills to prepare for evolving realities of leadership, sustainability, and systems integration.

Featuring keynote speaker Dr. VonZell Wade, Co-founder of Lost Dreams Awakening.

What participants can expect:

• A learning space where lived experience is not just valued—but centered.
• Opportunities to engage, network, and problem-solve in real time.
• Practical, case-based learning you can immediately apply in your work.

We look forward to learning with you! Register today @ iECHO

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), is a two-day workshop that teaches anyone 16 or older how to provide immediate suicide first aid, recognize suicide warning signs, and help someone create a safety plan to keep them safe for now. Developed by LivingWorks, it's an evidence-based program used globally by professionals and community members to empower people to intervene when someone is considering suicide. 

Learning Objectives:

1. How to recognize signs of suicidal thoughts.

2. To ask directly about suicide in a compassionate way.

3. To help create a safety plan, focusing on immediate support and resources.

4. To use the PAL (Preserve Life, Help-Assist-Link) model, a structured approach to intervention.