A multi-disciplinary approach to child abuse.
The largest conference of its kind in Mississippi, One Loud Voice brings together professionals from more than 25 disciplines and offers 35 collective hours of continuing education. The conference provides both basic and advanced training in the detection, investigation, prosecution, and healing interventions for all forms of child victimization, including physical and sexual abuse, neglect, fatalities, sexual exploitation, abduction, trafficking, and internet-related crimes.
Whether your organization is focused on protecting children or equipping the professionals who serve them, this premier conference offers valuable education, resources, and networking opportunities.
2026 One Loud Voice Conference™
Register Now to Reserve Your Spot!
November 3, 2026 @ 4:30 pm - Sunset Social
November 4-5, 2026 from 8 am - 5pm - Conference
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino | Biloxi, Mississippi
Early Bird Rate: $375 until September 30th
Standard Registration: $425
Physician Registration: $550
Student Registration: $375
Speaker Spotlight
Laila Mickelwait
Founder, Activist, & Author
Laila Mickelwait is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Justice Defense Fund, the Founder and leader of the movement supported by millions around the world, and the national bestselling author of Takedown: Inside the Fight to Shut Down Pornhub for Child Abuse, Rape, and Sex Trafficking (Penguin Random House, 2024). She has been researching and combating the injustice of sex trafficking since 2006 and is a leading expert in the field.
The Traffickinghub movement is a decentralized and diverse global effort to hold Pornhub accountable for enabling and profiting from mass sexual crime and implement policies that prevent criminal sexual abuse across the Internet. The Traffickinghub petition has been signed by over 2.3 million people from every country in the world. Over 600 organizations and hundreds of survivors have participated in the movement that resulted in Pornhub losing Visa, Mastercard, and Discover payment processing and being forced to take down 91% of the website by removing over 50 million images and videos, in what the Financial Times called “probably the biggest takedown of content in Internet history.”
Laila received her Master of Public Diplomacy degree from the Annenberg School of Communications and the Dornsife School of International Relations at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State. Her work has been featured in hundreds of news articles worldwide, in outlets such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, BBC News, The Times, CNN, Bloomberg, Reuters, AP, CNBC, Fox News, The Washington Post, USA Today, Newsweek, The New York Post, The Guardian, Business Insider, and many others.
Child Abuse Investigator, Expert Witness, & National Trainer
Jen Hillgoth
Detective Jen Hillgoth has a Master of Jurisprudence in Children’s Law and Policy from Loyola University, Chicago. She has been an adjunct professor at Aurora University where she teaches Forensic Child Abuse and Neglect and has been in law enforcement for 23 years. For the past 12 years, she’s been a detective specializing in crimes against children and has investigated hundreds of cases involving child victims with the Aurora, IL. Police Department. In 2025, Jen was elected to sit on the Board of Directors for the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC). She is a certified expert witness, an expert trainer for law enforcement, a core team member of the Kane County Sexual Assault Response Team, a child forensic interviewer, CASA trained, a member of the Executive Board for the Illinois Child Death Review Team and she is a member on child protection teams and MDT committees with multiple hospitals and professional agencies in the Chicagoland area. She is passionate in the field of child maltreatment and enjoys helping all disciplines involved in child abuse and death, including physicians, nurses, child protection services, attorneys, advocates, social workers, interviewers and law enforcement. Jen has experience teaching thousands of professionals throughout the country and is continuously inspired by those who work to protect children.
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OLV Conference Through the Years
2025 OLV Conference Sponsors
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Previous Conference Honorees
Champions for Children
Each year Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi™ is proud to receive nominations for the Judge Thomas H. Broome Champion for Children award. This award honors those in the state who support the enhancement of multidisciplinary teams, local child advocacy centers, and best practice approaches to serving child victims and their families.
The Judge Thomas H. Broome Champion for Children Award honors the legacy of Judge Broome, a dedicated advocate for Mississippi children. As a Rankin County, Mississippi Youth Court Judge, Judge Broome championed the needs of children for many years, advancing the child advocacy center movement across the state. The Judge Thomas H. Broome Champion for Children Award recognizes those individuals who share his commitment to making Mississippi a safe and caring place for children.
In 2025, we were delighted to present the Judge Thomas H. Broome Champions for Children Award to Riley Herrin and the 15th Circuit Court District Attorney’s Office. The One Loud Voice Conference gives us the opportunity to publicly thank those who go above and beyond to ensure the protection of children in Mississippi.
Judge Thomas H. Broome Champions for Children Honorees
2012
Senator Brice Wiggins
Senator Hob Bryan
Representative Herb Frierson
Representative Percy W. Watson
Representative Bobby B. Howell
Senator Eugene S (Buck) Clarke
Senator J.P. Wilemon, Jr.
2015
Dee Bates, 14th Judicial District
Elizabeth Crisler, Liquid Creative
2016
Jim Hood, Attorney General
Nucor Steel
2017
Judge Thomas H. Broome, Rankin County Youth Court
David Calder, University of Mississippi School of Law
2018
Lincoln County Multidisciplinary Team
Wendy Bryant, Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
Viedale Washington, Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
2019
Captain Tonya Madison, Jones County Sheriff’s Office
Tomiko Mackey, Family Crisis Services
James G. “Bo” Chastain, Mississippi State Hospital
2020
Dr. Scott Benton, Children’s Safe Center
Reba Motton, Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
2021
Dr. Lisa Yazdani, ChildFirst Faculty
Lashaunda Buckhalter, Hattiesburg Police Department
2022
Dr. Owen “Bev” Evans, Pediatric Neurologist and co-founder of Friends of Children Hospital
2023
Justice Randy Pierce, Assistant Dean of Advancement- Mississippi College School of Law
2024
Chris Daniel, Assistant District Attorney
2nd Judicial District of Mississippi
2025
Riley Herrin, Kids Hub Child Advocacy Center
15th Circuit Court District Attorney’s Office
CAST Crusader honorees
2023
Angel Fason, Mississippi State University
2024
Keith Stovall, Copiah- Lincoln Community College
2025
Patricia Digby, University of Mississippi
CAST Crusader
Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi™ would like to recognize an outstanding individual who is committed to the Mississippi CAST™ program and workforce development representing systematic change for the protection of children. CAST Crusaders must demonstrate dedication to the CAST program and continued growth and enhancement of the CAST movement throughout the state. The CAST Crusader of the Year Award is announced as part of the Annual One Loud Voice Conference held in November.