Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | 9 am – 5 pm | Columbia, MO | Introduction to Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Human Trafficking (CSEC) Training CSEC Program Description: RESULTS-BASED training to interdict human trafficking suspects and victims.  Training is appropriate for Child Advocacy Centers and their Multidisciplinary Team members. Objectives: Transition from routine calls […]

Statewide Forensic Interviewer Peer Review Date: May 1, 2024, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Location: Jefferson City, MO 65109 Cost: FREE, this offering is funded by National Children Alliance's statewide project grant awarded to Missouri KidsFirst on behalf of you, our members. Missouri KidsFirst invites you for a day of peer review and learning with your forensic interview colleagues. […]

This conference is planned and coordinated by Missouri KidsFirst partner the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services. This post is for information purposes. Missouri Office of Prosecution Services 18th Annual Conference on Family & Sexual Violence May 21-23, 2024 | Columbia, MO Tentative presentation topics for 2024 include: Deep Fake Technology - Artificial Intelligence as a […]

Advocate Professional Development Series | Virtual Lunch and Learn Format Thursday, January 17, 2024, 12 pm – 1:30 pm – Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights and Services for Adolescents at CACs (with Peer Coaching) Thursday, June 20, 2024, 12 pm – 1:30 pm – Advocate Topic TBD with Peer Coaching Thursday, December 12, 2024, […]

Applications will open in the summer of 2024. Missouri KidsFirst is the certified course provider in Missouri for ChildFirst®. The ChildFirst® Forensic Interviewing course is designed for investigative teams of law enforcement officers, social workers, prosecutors, and forensic interviewers. Students receive training on the ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol, child development, memory and suggestibility, testifying in […]

Advocate Professional Development Series | Virtual Lunch and Learn Format Thursday, January 17, 2024, 12 pm – 1:30 pm – Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights and Services for Adolescents at CACs (with Peer Coaching) Thursday, June 20, 2024, 12 pm – 1:30 pm – Advocate Topic TBD with Peer Coaching Thursday, December 12, 2024, […]