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October 15, 2024

How You Can Spot and Report Human Trafficking in Your Community

Human trafficking is a serious yet sadly often unnoticed crime. Oftentimes, the signs are hidden in plain sight. Whether it’s happening in cities, suburbs, or rural communities, trafficking can affect anyone, anywhere, a

September 15, 2024

How Gen Z Can Lead in Ending Human Trafficking

Let’s start with something fundamental: courage. Human trafficking is a massive global issue that can feel overwhelming, but courage begins when we show up and face hard truths head-on. As traffickers evolve their tactic

September 1, 2024

Emoji. Acronyms. Code. What are your kids really saying online?

Do you ever look at your child’s phone and wonder what the heck they are saying? Well, we are here to help you understand some of the more common phrases, emojis, and acronyms being used by kids to communicate in code. 🍆

August 8, 2024

An Open Letter to Sex Trafficking Survivors

Dear Survivor, Yes, you , Right now, we are watching our country come alive with awareness for human trafficking. We are watching posts go viral. We are watching survivor voices amplified. We are watching people finally

August 7, 2024

Boys and Men are Trafficked, Too

Sex trafficking is widely placed into a category as being a “women’s issue.” In addition to being simply untrue, this categorization is harmful to male survivors of sex trafficking. It exacerbates the shame some survivor

July 7, 2024

What’s In a Name?

What’s in a name? A lot actually, names are something I’ve spent a significant amount of my life focusing on. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court once said, “Words have meaning and n

June 19, 2024

I Believe You

When you say you believe me, I have more feelings than I know what to do with. I’ve never been great with managing my feelings, but nothing quite rivals the flurry of emotions that hit me whenever someone says those word

May 19, 2024

Barriers in Healthcare and Ways Providers Can Help Survivors

87% of trafficking victims interact with medical professionals while they are being trafficked. They may be doctors, nurses, EMTs, physical therapists, counselors, etc., but these medical professionals are first responde

May 8, 2024

Red Pill or Blue Pill?

Red pill or blue pill? Which would you choose? So here you are. You’ve learned just enough about human trafficking to know that you don’t want to know anymore, and yet, you see there are charities and organizations out t

May 3, 2024

The Dark Side of the Legal Sex Industry in Nevada

“For 3 years, I lived next to the madam of one of the brothels in Nevada. In our small town of 8,000 people, she groomed and preyed on young, vulnerable girls. She was allowed to set up tables at the high school on caree