Lunch & Learn Library 2026
Validating Survivor Voices (January 6, 2026)
Presenters:
Dayna Schultz, Psy. D., LCSW, CSAC
Clinical Supervisor for the WorkLife Hawaiʻi Program Child & Family Services
Founder of I am Healing, Enlightened, Empowered, and Resilient (I am He²R)
Renee Rivera, MSW
Human Services Faculty Instructor
Hawai‘i Community College
Slide Deck (pdf)
Recording (YouTube)
Digital Danger Zones: Understanding Online Threats, Exploitation, and Trafficking Risks for Teens (January 12, 2026)
Presenter:
Jordan Renfrow
Program Manager for the Teen Alert Program (TAP808)
Domestic Violence Action Center
Slide Deck (pdf)
Recording (YouTube)
The Link and Crossing Between Teen Dating Violence and Sex Trafficking (January 13, 2026)
Presenters:
Hannah Gaerlan, MSW
Education and Community Outreach Manager. ‘Respect’ – Sex Abuse Treatment Center
Emma Enloe
Crisis Outreach Educator
Sex Abuse Treatment Center
Slide Deck (pdf)
Recording (YouTube)
How to Communicate and De-Escalate a Mental Health Crisis (January 14, 2026)
Presenter:
Numi Macdonald
Executive Director
National Association of Mental Illness Hawai’i
Slide Deck (pdf)
Recording (YouTube)
LGB&T Cultural Humility – Knowing Our Place (January 15, 2026)
Presenter:
Kunane Dreier
Deputy Director of Programs
Hawaii Health & Harm Reduction Center
Unsheltered Youth: Moving Our Most Vulnerable Beyond the Risks of Exploitation (January 16, 2026)
Presenter:
Carla Houser
Executive Director
Residential Youth Services and Empowerment (RYSE)
Slide Deck (pptx)
Recording (YouTube)
Understanding and Responding to Male Victims of Child Sexual Exploitation (January 21, 2026)
Presenter:
Danielle Giroux, LCSW, MSW, PhD
MSW Program Chair and Associate Professor of Social Work
Hawai’i Pacific University
Slide Deck (pdf)
Recording (YouTube)
Hooked and Trapped: Understanding the Link Between Substance Use and Human Trafficking in At-Risk Youth (January 26, 2026)
Presenter:
Mary Pacheco, LMHC, QMHP, CCS, CSAC, CPS
Clinical Director
Certified MAP Therapist
Hina Mauka Teen CARE
Slide Deck (pdf)
Recording (YouTube)
Trauma-Informed Responses at the Intersection of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence (January 29, 2026)
Presenters:
Michelle Toledo Cainas, MA
Deputy Director
Hawaiʻi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Angelina Mercado
Executive Director
Hawaiʻi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Slide Deck (pdf)
Recording (YouTube)
