Mississippi Coalition Against Human Trafficking

06/13/2026

Sarah Young attended the Building Bridges TBRI (Trust-Based Relational Intervention) Conference in Gulfport this week. The conference focused on trauma-informed, attachment-based practices that support children and youth. Event sponsors included CASA of South Mississippi and Mississippi Department of Human Services.

06/12/2026

We are one week out from this event! If you've ever volunteered with MCAHT or even thought about it for a split second, come by and visit with us next Thursday in Jackson!

06/06/2026

06/02/2026

MCAHT's Mallory Pickering sat down with Hannah Grace Crain of Screen Sense last week to discuss online safety and how to protect the vulnerabilities of our children.

For this premiere Feature Friday segment, Hannah Grace sits down with Mallory Pickering, Project Specialist for the MS Coalition Against Human Trafficking to...

05/28/2026

Sarah Young recently spoke to a group of young adults who are transitioning from a foster care context to independent living. Here, she is pictured with Amanda French, who supervises the independent living program on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services. Sarah educated the group on indicators of human trafficking and what safe, healthy relationships look like.

05/25/2026

Today, all of us at MCAHT hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day spent with family and friends. As we gather and celebrate, we also pause to remember and honor the brave men and women whose sacrifice made our freedoms possible. We are forever grateful for their service and courage.

05/23/2026

Come by next month and learn what's coming up for MCAHT's volunteer program. We promise to have good snacks!

05/22/2026

Familial trafficking is the most common form of human trafficking we see in Mississippi, and when children are trafficked by a family member- someone they were supposed to be able to trust- they are much more likely to experience exploitation and other forms of abuse in adulthood. They do not know they are worthy of being treated well. But we do.

05/21/2026

Another great day at the 2026 Mississippi Public Safety Summit! It’s always great to see Major Michael Forman with the CTED Division of DPS. Major Forman and so many of the CTED officers have gone above and beyond for years in providing critical assistance and support to survivors of human trafficking.

It’s also always a pleasure to spend time with our friends from the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office. Grateful for the continued partnerships and shared commitment to protecting and serving our communities.