CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF CREATE The NSU Coalition for Research and Education Against Trafficking and Exploitation (CREATE) celebrates its 10th anniversary this April. Founded in 2015 by Brianna Kent, Ph.D., and Sandrine Gaillard-Kenney, Ed.D., CREATE exists thanks to the generous support of The Dr. Heidi Schaeffer Charitable Trust through the Community Foundation of Broward. This funding allows CREATE to provide dental, mental health, and optometry services free of charge to survivors of human trafficking in the tricounty area. These essential services are provided by CREATE’s partners in NSU’s College of Dental Medicine, College of Optometry, and College of Psychology. Throughout the past 10 years, more than 100 survivors were able to benefit from those services and continue their journey to recovery. In addition to providing services, CREATE has designed courses and training for NSU’s Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences to raise awareness of this issue among students and faculty members. CREATE, which conducts research to evaluate the effectiveness of the training and services provided, both from the providers’ and survivors’ perspectives, wouldn’t be possible without Schaeffer’s unwavering support over the past decade. Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences— Fort Lauderdale Heidi Schaeffer, M.D. Pictured from left are Brianna Kent and Sandrine Gaillard-Kenney. 4
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