Signs and Red Flags of Human Trafficking

Articles that explain signs and red flags of human trafficking anyone can recognize.

The Victim Cycle of Sex Trafficking
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The Victim Cycle of Sex Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

How does someone become a victim of a trafficker? It is easy to assume type of crime will not happen to you or your young person, however, this type of predator is usually very smooth, and their intentions can be difficult to detect. There is a general cycle that each victim experiences within this crime…

Motels, Trucking, Lawyers, and Human Trafficking
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Motels, Trucking, Lawyers, and Human Trafficking

ByBilly Joe Cain

Jacob Bryant, PR Coordinator at Lanier Law Firm, sent us over some resources. It got me thinking about how we might consider working together with legal groups. Here’s where it all started: “We have put together a guide about the connection between the trucking industry and human trafficking. We have included information about why human…

Why Not Make an Augmented Reality Experience to Raise Awareness?
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Why Not Make an Augmented Reality Experience to Raise Awareness?

ByBilly Joe Cain

The thing that drives my interactive product designs is that, to make the most impact with a user, you want to fully and delightfully use the unique “hardware features” of the device the app is on.

Uprising Licenses Interactive Virtual Reality Training for Wyoming GRIT Conference
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Uprising Licenses Interactive Virtual Reality Training for Wyoming GRIT Conference

ByBilly Joe Cain

Attendees of Greater Rockies Immersive Training on Exploitation and Trafficking conference (GRIT) to experience human trafficking education in interactive virtual reality AUSTIN, Texas – Feb. 19, 2022 — Terri Markham has seen a lot of training materials and programs come across her desktop. As the executive director of Uprising, an anti-trafficking group in Wyoming, she has dedicated…

Effectiveness of VR priming versus traditional therapy: promising benefits of virtual reality
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Effectiveness of VR priming versus traditional therapy: promising benefits of virtual reality

ByBilly Joe Cain

Virtual Reality (VR) has emerged as an innovative tool in the field of mental health therapy. VR priming is a new approach that involves using VR technology to “immerse individuals in specific environments or situations to prepare them for therapy sessions.” This approach has become increasingly popular because it allows individuals to practice and “become…

Can VR help you bake a cake? Experts say it can!
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Can VR help you bake a cake? Experts say it can!

ByBilly Joe Cain

“Priming” is a kind of “virtual rehearsal” Imagine you’re going to bake a cake. Before you start, you need to make sure you have all the ingredients you need. You might look at a recipe to see what you need to buy. But did you know that just seeing pictures of the ingredients can make…

Police use Interactive Virtual Reality Training to Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking
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Police use Interactive Virtual Reality Training to Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking

ByBilly Joe Cain

Houston Police try ONE GENERATION™ and TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story from Radical Empathy Radical Empathy Education Foundation demonstrated their Virtual Reality training experience, TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story, at A 2nd Cup, in Houston Texas, and were honored to have a few moments with an expert in the field. Their VR experience represents the “Empathy”…

Virtual Reality (VR) has become an innovative tool in the field of counseling and therapy
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Virtual Reality (VR) has become an innovative tool in the field of counseling and therapy

ByBilly Joe Cain

VR allows individuals to practice and become more comfortable with specific situations in a safe and controlled environment With the advancements in technology, it has become possible to create virtual environments that simulate real-life situations. This technology has been used to develop VR priming, a new approach in mental health therapy that involves immersing individuals…