The attorney general’s Crime Victim Assistance Division and the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Office to Combat Human Trafficking will jointly conduct a first-of-its kind statewide human trafficking training conference in April. The Iowa Human Trafficking Summit will focus on increasing awareness and understanding of all forms of trafficking, best practices for serving trafficking survivors, and multidisciplinary response coordination. The conference, scheduled April 18-19 in Altoona, is geared toward law enforcement, prosecutors, victim service advocates, medical professionals and social workers. A statewide report released in April 2017, “Understanding Human Trafficking in Iowa,” identified a strong need for additional statewide training for those who assist human trafficking victims. For more information and to register, click here.