Child Trafficking Conference Expected to Draw Leading Experts

September 19, 2018

WHO: The Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, the University of Maryland School of Social Work, the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force, and the Maryland Department of Human Services

WHAT: The Maryland Child Trafficking Conference: Breaking Down Barriers, Creating Change will bring together national and state experts on trafficking. The conference follows an August 10 announcement by Governor Larry Hogan on a series of initiatives to combat the broader issue of human trafficking. The conference is expected to draw 300 participants along with leading experts in the field who will discuss the problem and ways to mobilize communities and grassroots efforts to combat child human trafficking.

WHEN: 8 a.m.–5 p.m., September 20, 2018

WHERE: University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250.

For more information visit http://www.marylandchildtraffickingconference.org/.

Media wishing to attend can call 443-223-1048.

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