Human Trafficking and Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons in South Dakota
SANE Supplemental Online Training
After the training, participants will have a better understanding of:
- The intersection between MMIP, human trafficking, sexual assault, and domestic violence
- South Dakota human trafficking and MMIP trends
- New human trafficking and MMIP training initiatives available in South Dakota
- How to report suspected traffickers and what information to report
Trainers: Mary Beth Holzwarth, Human Trafficking Coordinator, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and Allison Morrisette, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation
Mary Beth Holzwarth is the Human Trafficking State Coordinator for South Dakota under the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and the South Dakota Attorney General. Mary Beth began her career combatting child sexual assault after two of her son’s disclosed sexual assault in 2009, at the ages of 8 and 5. She created her organization, Endeavor 52, to educate adults, children, and professionals on how to keep children safe and improve response efforts after disclosure. She was involved in the passionate group of professionals who drafted Jolene’s Law which led to the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment and more efforts around the state.
Years later she became the Re-Entry Coach at the South Dakota Women’s Prison, guiding women through the Moving On program to heal from trauma and recreate new lives prior to being released. That led her to truly begin to understand the correlation between childhood trauma and the ties of human trafficking on some of the most vulnerable populations which led her to the position she is now in, combining both areas of expertise and joining with others to change the scope of South Dakota.
She is master trainer for ACEs, Enough Abuse, and Moving On; an avid backpacker and outdoorswoman, and mother to four amazing sons.
This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GG-00844-RURA awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice. In addition, tools, assessments, and/or screenings described on this site do not constitute OVW endorsement or approval but rather reflect tools, assessments, and/or screenings commonly used in the field.
