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Breaking the Cycle: How FAIR Girls Is Fighting Human Trafficking Through Prevention and Support
FAIR Girls empowers youth with tools to prevent trafficking, because awareness, education, and support can break the cycle.
Mar 314 min read


How AnnieCannons is Transforming Careers and Communities
AnnieCannons turns survivors into software developers, building careers and communities through tech training and job placement.
Mar 254 min read


Victory in Vulnerability
Victory is not just overcoming obstacles—it’s found in the unseen moments, the daily choices, and the long, nonlinear journey of healing.
Mar 106 min read


Part 2: Walking Beside Them. A Survivor's Strength
A survivor’s journey from exploitation to justice highlights resilience, healing, and the power of unwavering advocacy.
Mar 53 min read


Part 1: Walking Beside Them. A Law Enforcement Victim Advocate's Role in Empowering Victims into Survivors
A victim advocate shares the challenges and importance of trauma-informed support in helping survivors navigate recovery and justice.
Mar 33 min read


Facing Forward: Black Resilience in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
A story of resilience, breaking cycles, leading with lived experience, and fighting for a world where Black survivors are seen as leaders.
Feb 245 min read


My Journey from Survivor to Servant
Oree’s path from survival to service shows that recovery is just the beginning and relationships make healing possible.
Feb 202 min read


Shining a Light on the Hidden Crisis: How Youth Screenings in Texas and Louisiana Are Uncovering Vulnerable Youth through Data Analysis
Human trafficking is a massive, under-identified crisis. Data Analysis helps uncover vulnerable youth.
Feb 143 min read


A Story of Justice: How Technology Helped Bring a Trafficker to Justice
Spotlight helped law enforcement uncover evidence, recover victims, and bring a repeat trafficker to justice in two human trafficking cases.
Feb 93 min read


Combating Human Trafficking During Major Events
MSP's Trafficking and Abduction Group combats human trafficking during large events like NFL Draft and NCAA March Madness to protect victims
Feb 34 min read


Case Study: Things Aren’t Always What They Seem
On a sunny summer afternoon, Vacaville patrol officers received an alert from dispatch that a stolen vehicle had just entered our city.
Jan 213 min read


From Survivor to Advocate: Breaking the Chains of Coercion and Fighting Human Trafficking
Stories of human trafficking in the media come in many shapes and sizes. As a survivor of child exploitation...
Jan 165 min read


Shedding Light in the Darkest Corners
These cases opened my eyes and heart to the fact that Human Trafficking isn’t about numbers or cases – it is about the survivors.
Dec 29, 20244 min read


From Leads to Recovery: Inside a Human Trafficking Task Force
Our Taskforce was created in 2016. I joined the team in 2020 with the instructions to “find a way to make yourself helpful."
Dec 16, 20243 min read


Empowering Investigators to Combat Human Trafficking
Over the last decade, my city has experienced financial hardship. My department had to prioritize resources for basic patrol services and re
Dec 10, 20244 min read


The Power of Collaboration in the Fight Against Child Trafficking
by Staca Shehan , Vice President, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children I have spent 25 years at the National Center for...
Nov 25, 20244 min read


A Decade of Impact: How Spotlight Empowers Law Enforcement in the Fight Against Sex Trafficking
This Federal Investigator, has been investigating human trafficking cases for over two decades. Spotlight has proven indespensable.
Nov 17, 20242 min read


Staying Ahead: How Technology and Tenacity Drive Child Sex Trafficking Investigations
Louise Reeves, has been investigating human trafficking cases for over a decade.
Nov 12, 20243 min read


From Awareness to Action: Building a More Compassionate Approach to Human Trafficking
Two years ago, I began directing my focus toward what I believed was an under-investigated issue in my region, human trafficking.
Nov 5, 20242 min read


From Exploitation to Empowerment: A Survivor’s Journey of Resilience
Freedom’s journey reflects the harsh realities of sex trafficking, the resilience required to break free.
Oct 31, 20245 min read
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