LCMC Health opens up an emergency center for labor and sex trafficking victims – WDSU
LCMC Health and Eden Centers for Hope and Healing announced the completion of the Eden Emergency Center, a safe environment for labor and sex trafficking survivors to begin recovery.
The new center, housed at an undisclosed location for added security, will be available for adult survivors of labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation. Interactive radar: See the forecast in your areaThe founder of Eden Centers released the following statement: “Our goal at Eden Centers is to create systemic change through prevention, education, advocacy, and recovery and reentry services for victims. This new partnership allows us, for the first time ever, to provide an acute emergency, middle-of-the-night, short-term solution to victims – an option that we currently do not have at our long-term shelters. We are grateful for LCMC Health's partnership in bringing this to fruition.”Get the WDSU News app today The U.S. Department of State estimates more than 27.6 million adults and children are subjected to human trafficking worldwide, including in the United States.
LCMC Health and Eden Centers for Hope and Healing announced the completion of the Eden Emergency Center, a safe environment for labor and sex trafficking survivors to begin recovery.
The new center, housed at an undisclosed location for added security, will be available for adult survivors of labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and commercial sexual exploitation.
The founder of Eden Centers released the following statement:
“Our goal at Eden Centers is to create systemic change through prevention, education, advocacy, and recovery and reentry services for victims. This new partnership allows us, for the first time ever, to provide an acute emergency, middle-of-the-night, short-term solution to victims – an option that we currently do not have at our long-term shelters. We are grateful for LCMC Health's partnership in bringing this to fruition.”
The U.S. Department of State estimates more than 27.6 million adults and children are subjected to human trafficking worldwide, including in the United States.
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EYES ON TRAFFICKING
This “Eyes on Trafficking” story is reprinted from its original online location.
ABOUT PBJ LEARNING
PBJ Learning is a leading provider of online human trafficking training, focusing on awareness and prevention education. Their interactive Human Trafficking Essentials online course is used worldwide to educate professionals and individuals how to recognize human trafficking and how to respond to potential victims. Learn on any web browser (even your mobile phone) at any time.
More stories like this can be found in your PBJ Learning Knowledge Vault.