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

In partnership with Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center, The International Training Academy at LSFHS is proud to announce the Anti-Human Trafficking Survivor Mentor Certification Program of 2026.

This professional certification program is designed to empower individuals who have lived experience, equipping them with tools to strengthen their advocacy efforts. Upon certification, participants will be prepared to mentor other survivors on their recovery journey, as well as deliver the training to future certification program students.

We are seeking 15 qualified applicants from the state of Florida who are interested in becoming facilitators for this program. Facilitator trainings are scheduled to start mid-February. Once trained, facilitators will train at least 1 cohort of 10 students between April-June. 

Cohort 1: CLOSED 

Cohort 2: April 13-17, 2026

You must complete the application using the link: 

 https://www.cognitoforms.com/LSFHealthSystems/AntiHumanTraffickingAdvocateApplicationSTARProgram