Annually, the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons publishes a report to address and educate others on the international advancements on human trafficking. This report is the Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP). At Anti-Trafficking International, we review this report each year to analyze the international and domestic progress that has been made on human trafficking. …
How can that be? Interested members of the community learned the answer to that question at our recent Let’s Talk webinar entitled Understanding the Link Between Race and Human Trafficking, which occurred on June 17, 2021. This insightful program featured a panel of three survivor leaders in the field of human trafficking prevention who each brought their different perspectives to …
May is National Foster Care Month, when we celebrate one of America’s most admired institutions aimed at providing support, shelter, and a caring environment for children who do not have a safe, supportive environment within their own families. Unfortunately, foster care also serves as an unintended pipeline for crimes against children. Most people don’t realize that the foster care system …
This is Part 4 of ATI’s Student Advisory Council Educational Series. Haven’t seen the previous videos yet? Watch: Part 1: But What is Human Trafficking? Part 2: What Traffickers Look For & The Grooming Process Part 3: Top 8 Misconceptions about Human Trafficking
COVID-19 Has Led to Increased Online Child Sexual Exploitation Human traffickers are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to prey on America’s children. It has provided traffickers with the perfect combination of more kids online at home and more distracted parents who have to juggle homeschooling and work. An increasingly tech-savvy population of minors, combined with millions of students engaged in remote …
This is Part 3 of ATI’s Student Advisory Council Educational Series. Haven’t seen the previous videos yet? Watch: Part 1: But What is Human Trafficking? Part 2: What Traffickers Look For & The Grooming Process
In our July 30, 2020 post about St. Josephine Bakhita, we learned about someone who overcame slavery and human trafficking and decided to use what she learned from her suffering to dedicate her life to helping others. Bakhita is now the patron saint of Sudan, slavery, and human trafficking. Who are the other trafficking survivors who used their heartbreaking experiences …
This is Part 2 of Just Ask Prevention’s Student Advisory Council Educational Series. Watch Part 1: But What is Human Trafficking? What Traffickers Look For & The Grooming Process – Sources: Anthony, Brittany, et al. On-Ramps, Intersections, and Exit Routes: A Roadmap for Systems and Industries to Prevent and Disrupt Human Trafficking. Polaris, 2018. Bayless, Angelyn, and Dominique Roe-Sepowitz. Teen …
This is Part 1 of Just Ask Prevention’s Student Advisory Council Educational Series. Ready for more? Watch Part 2: What Traffickers Look For and the Grooming Process
