Grooming

One definition of grooming is “the action by a pedophile of preparing a child for a meeting, especially via an internet chat room, with the intention of committing a sexual offense.”

If you want to learn more, this is the right category.

Social Media “Human Trafficking Panic” Posts
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Social Media “Human Trafficking Panic” Posts

How often do you see posts about some bizarre situation that might lead to human trafficking? We’ve seen enough of them to have an entire series on them. I was invited to answer some questions by a reporter, but their outlet shut down before they completed the article. Here are the answers I sent in!…

Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 5: Groomed short film by Travis Plunkett
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 5: Groomed short film by Travis Plunkett

https://youtu.be/_4lamxNDeC4 Welcome to the Prevention Cohort LIVE stream, sponsored by PBJ Learning Today, we spend a couple of minutes catching up on what’s happening and then we do a watchalong of a short film called GROOMED, by Travis Plunkett.  If you’d like to watch the film BEFORE I start talking, here’s the place to do…

Pitufo’s Angels Receives License For Interactive Virtual Reality Training
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Pitufo’s Angels Receives License For Interactive Virtual Reality Training

Florida Anti-Trafficking Organization Joins Forces with Radical Empathy to Help their Communities to Experience Human Trafficking Education in Interactive Virtual Reality By: Radical Empathy Education Foundation MIAMI, Florida – May, 2023 – “Requesting printed material to raise awareness in Miami,” read the subject line of the Google group email. Andres Ricardo Medellin Diaz was reaching…

Into The Light Licenses Interactive Virtual Reality Training
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Into The Light Licenses Interactive Virtual Reality Training

Arkansas Anti-Trafficking Organization Joins Forces with Radical Empathy to Allow their Communities to Experience Human Trafficking Education in Interactive Virtual Reality By: Radical Empathy Education Foundation Arkansas – December, 2022 – Gretchen Smeltzer knew that her community would be able to connect with the young girl she has just spent 20 minutes with in a…

Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 4: Dr. Deeds introduction and Sound of Freedom discussion
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 4: Dr. Deeds introduction and Sound of Freedom discussion

https://youtu.be/lUtDdLkch7s EDITOR’S NOTE: We were asked to remove the video due to a personal concern and we completely support that. We’re sorry for the content removal, but personal comfort is far too important!  Welcome to the Prevention Cohort LIVE stream, sponsored by PBJ Learning Today, we welcome one of our licensees and Dr. David Deeds…

Prevention Cohort LIVE Meetings, sponsored by PBJ Learning (Episodes 1-4)
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Meetings, sponsored by PBJ Learning (Episodes 1-4)

Join us! Radical Empathy welcomes all licensees and future licensees to join us at our weekly “Prevention Cohort,” where we discuss how to get the most out of training with the VR product, TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story. We get together every Thursday to discuss how others are using our tools. Come join us by…

Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 2 & 3: Human Trafficking Essentials, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 2 & 3: Human Trafficking Essentials, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4

Join us! Join us at our weekly “Prevention Cohort LIVE” podcast where we discuss how to get the most out of human trafficking awareness training. We get together every Thursday to discuss how others are using our tools. Come join us by clicking the Zoom image, below, at 6pm CST. The only thing that matters…

EXPERT OPINION: Concerned Parents Should be Raising Alarms Over Meta Lowering Age for Virtual Reality Headset Users from 13 to just 10 years old
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EXPERT OPINION: Concerned Parents Should be Raising Alarms Over Meta Lowering Age for Virtual Reality Headset Users from 13 to just 10 years old

“As a parent and educator, I am deeply concerned about Meta‘s decision to lower the recommended age for using its Quest headset to 10 from 13,” expressed Billy Joe Cain, a concerned father of two, who has played and monitored online games with his children since they were that young. “I was making online games…

Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 1: TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story basics
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 1: TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story basics

https://youtu.be/yHpg6nglElQ?t=110 EDITOR’S NOTE: We were asked to remove the video due to a personal concern and we completely support that. We’re sorry for the content removal, but personal comfort is far too important!  Our inaugural episode was spurred into action by one of our newest licensees. She is very excited to get started performing live…

Billy Joe Cain discusses human trafficking on The Sex Ed Show on 91.7 KOOP
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Billy Joe Cain discusses human trafficking on The Sex Ed Show on 91.7 KOOP

Click the picture or here to visit the KOOP page for the show so you can hear it yourself! Radical empathy helps you emotionally understand how anyone can become a victim. Billy Joe has spent 30 years in the interactive space, creating award-winning games, simulations, educational programs, and “gamified” training products. He has launched a…