The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a remission process for individuals who were trafficked and advertised on Backpage or CityXGuide. This long-awaited step offers survivors a path to restitution, supported by free, confidential legal help through NCMEC’s Backpage Survivor Remission Network. Learn how to check eligibility and access support.

The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces play a critical role in identifying children impacted by online sexual exploitation and connecting them to safety and support. Right now, the federal funding that sustains their work is at risk. Learn how your voice can help ensure the Protect Our Children Act remains in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

After nine years working in the anti-human trafficking field, I’ve seen firsthand how different the fight looks depending on where you...

FAIR Girls empowers youth with tools to prevent trafficking, because awareness, education, and support can break the cycle.

AnnieCannons turns survivors into software developers, building careers and communities through tech training and job placement.

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

A survivor’s journey from exploitation to justice highlights resilience, healing, and the power of unwavering advocacy.

A victim advocate shares the challenges and importance of trauma-informed support in helping survivors navigate recovery and justice.

A story of resilience, breaking cycles, leading with lived experience, and fighting for a world where Black survivors are seen as leaders.

Oree’s path from survival to service shows that recovery is just the beginning and relationships make healing possible.

Human trafficking is a massive, under-identified crisis. Data Analysis helps uncover vulnerable youth.

Spotlight helped law enforcement uncover evidence, recover victims, and bring a repeat trafficker to justice in two human trafficking cases.

MSP's Trafficking and Abduction Group combats human trafficking during large events like NFL Draft and NCAA March Madness to protect victims

On a sunny summer afternoon, Vacaville patrol officers received an alert from dispatch that a stolen vehicle had just entered our city.

Stories of human trafficking in the media come in many shapes and sizes. As a survivor of child exploitation...

These cases opened my eyes and heart to the fact that Human Trafficking isn’t about numbers or cases – it is about the survivors. 

Our Taskforce was created in 2016. I joined the team in 2020 with the instructions to “find a way to make yourself helpful."

Over the last decade, my city has experienced financial hardship. My department had to prioritize resources for basic patrol services and re

by Staca Shehan , Vice President, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children I have spent 25 years at the National Center for...

This Federal Investigator, has been investigating human trafficking cases for over two decades. Spotlight has proven indespensable.