THE MISSING PEACE

(Promoting Education, Awareness, and Community Engagement)

Joy Freidman The Missing Peace

Joy Friedman is an internationally recognized Subject matter Expert, Author, Trainer, Speaker, Consultant, and Changemaker who has over 25 years’ experience in working with survivors, law makers, systems professionals, and other leaders in the anti-trafficking and homelessness movements.

Joy's dedication to empowering survivors led her to establish "The Missing Peace," a consulting business through which she continues to train and advise anti-sex trafficking stakeholders nationwide.

As a Survivor Leader and Subject Matter Expert, and having worked in this field for 25 years, I have witnessed critical elements missing that are necessary for healing and exiting a life of addiction, abuse, and exploitation.

Community investment is needed by systems professionals, direct service providers, community members, faith communities, educators, healthcare workers, and families play critical roles in victims survivors’ ability to heal and come back into healthy community.

How can we identify victims, how can we understand what they experience, how do we engage with them, what do they need to get out? These are critical questions that have evidence-based solutions.

After years of abuse, exploitation and addiction stemming from my childhood, I have finally found peace in personal life. In doing so, I am now using my professional life to bring about change by helping people see survivors and learn how to help them.

Mission Statement

“To address the intersecting issues of poverty, homelessness, addiction, recidivism, abuse, exploitation, and violence – we, as a community, need to collectively understand that each of us is part of the solution. ”
— Joy Friedman

Bio

Joy Friedman, The Missing Peace

Services

Joy Friedman speaking at event

Testimonials

Joy Friedman and Sister Canada

Training, keynote and consulting services

Joy Friedman speaking at event

A leading national expert, Joy has been called on to provide testimony, consultation, subject matter expertise, and training for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, and other diverse stakeholders.

  • “Joy is my go-to person for advice, particularly in direct services and program management. Her consulting has been instrumental in my success in the sober home business."

     — Jennifer Gaines, Founder/Director of JCS Affective Sober Living

  • "Friedman is insightful, brilliant, and consistent. She deeply understands the math models and translates real-world insights to make the models more realistic and therefore better."

    — Lauren Martin, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

  • “Joy Friedman, a seasoned survivor leader and speaker with decades of experience, delivers captivating and honest presentations that create a powerful connection with audiences. "

    — Cynthia Luvlee, Founder | CEO Shyne™

  • "Joy presents the truths and realities of sex trafficking in a compassionate, accessible, and ethical way with an eye towards helping individuals that have experienced it heal and helping disrupt the systems that have enable it to continue to exist".

    — Thomas Sharkey, PhD, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Clemson University

  • “Joy Friedman was a phenomenal outreach worker and advocate when I as Chief of Police in St. Paul partnered with her and Breaking Free."

    — John M. Harrington, Former St. Paul Police Chief and Commissioner of MN Department of Safety

  • "As a leader, Joy effortlessly assumes the role of guide and mentor, inspiring those around her to reach their full potential. "

    — Terry Forliti, International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Committee

  • "Joy is a joy. She brings her very authentic self to each project and is professional, on time, adaptable and thoughtful. "

    — Kylla Lanier, TAT Deputy Director, Senior Director of Public Sector Engagement

  • "Joy is an exceptional subject matter expert and can keep her audience engaged, she brings authenticity, integrity, enthusiasm, Courage and Humanity, all of which you need for being a Subject matter expert. "

    — Lateesha Coleman, Founder of Survivor’s For System’s Change