Survivor Stories: From Abduction to Advocate
Webinar (Upcoming)

Survivor Stories: From Abduction to Advocate

September 17, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Join Dr. Noelle Hunter, a survivor of international parental child abduction (IPCA), as she shares her journey to bring her daughter home from Mali, West Africa and her ongoing advocacy through the iStand Parent Network. Learn how she and other families have navigated cultural and legal challenges with other countries and explore the vital role of law enforcement and the broader system in responding to IPCA cases. This session will highlight key legislation, showcase Dr. Hunter’s research and policy work at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and introduce practical tools such as When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide to support impacted families. Dr. Hunter will also share other survivor stories and the challenges and commonalities among them.

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What's In It For You

During this webinar, you will: * Hear Dr. Hunter’s lived experience as a parental survivor of an international child abduction * Examine the critical role of law enforcement in international child abductions * Review key laws and international agreements that support or complicate international abductions * Identify resources to support families from abduction through reunification

Is This Training For You?

* Community Member * Community Corrections Officer * Court System Personnel * Educator * Emergency Management * Law Enforcement * Law Enforcement Support * Prosecutors * Social Workers * Tribes/Tribal Partners * Victim Service Providers

Instructors
- Dr. Noelle Hunter
Dr. Noelle Hunter   Associate, National Criminal Justice Training Center

Dr. Noelle Hunter is the president and co-founder of iStand Parent Network Inc., a nongovernmental organization that empowers parents to recover their children from International Parental Child Abduction (IPCA) and advocates for public policy reform to prevent and end this crime against children and families. Dr. Hunter co-founded iStand Parent Network after successfully recovering her daughter from an abduction to Mali in 2014. Since 2014, iStand has assisted parents with reunification of 54 children who were parentally abducted or wrongfully retained. iStand also works cooperatively with local, state, and federal agencies, members of Congress, NGOs, and international advocates to advance policy reform to strengthen domestic and global IPCA prevention and response. Dr. Hunter received the Humanitarian Award for her work from the Alabama chapter of the NAACP.

Dr. Noelle Hunter   Associate, National Criminal Justice Training Center

Dr. Noelle Hunter is the president and co-founder of iStand Parent Network Inc., a nongovernmental organization that empowers parents to recover their children from International Parental Child Abduction (IPCA) and advocates for public policy reform to prevent and end this crime against children and families. Dr. Hunter co-founded iStand Parent Network after successfully recovering her daughter from an abduction to Mali in 2014. Since 2014, iStand has assisted parents with reunification of 54 children who were parentally abducted or wrongfully retained. iStand also works cooperatively with local, state, and federal agencies, members of Congress, NGOs, and international advocates to advance policy reform to strengthen domestic and global IPCA prevention and response. Dr. Hunter received the Humanitarian Award for her work from the Alabama chapter of the NAACP.

Contact Information

Jeanette Leitner
(877) 798-7682
jeanette.leitner1969@fvtc.edu
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