Resources

Curated items that are fundamental to understanding human trafficking you might not find elsewhere.

“TABC’s Response to Human Trafficking” – from Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team
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“TABC’s Response to Human Trafficking” – from Texas’ Child Sex Trafficking Team

TABC plays a key role in stopping human trafficking from taking place within licensed alcohol retailers such as bars, nightclubs, and convenience stores.

Don’t Let Politicians & Big Tech Manipulate Your Concern for Children
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Don’t Let Politicians & Big Tech Manipulate Your Concern for Children

Child trafficking is real; it’s an incredibly heavy issue; and it’s universally abhorrent. Many people, like you, want to see children protected. People in positions of power understand this and are using it to try to manipulate the public for their own gain. This is not new. However, over the last several months, we’ve seen…

Conducting Anti-Trafficking Work Using a Racial Equity Lens
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Conducting Anti-Trafficking Work Using a Racial Equity Lens

Recently, there was a request for information made by the US State Department’s Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The Senior Policy Operating Group (SPOG) asked for input from key stakeholders and community members on how it can advance racial justice and equity in work combatting human trafficking. We’re glad this request was made, and…

REVIEW: Award-winning “Groomed” short film about human trafficking
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REVIEW: Award-winning “Groomed” short film about human trafficking

Every day, everywhere, hundreds of thousands of children are being ‘groomed’. Will you be prepared when traffickers try to target you or your loved ones?

REVIEW: Unbound – Identifying & Responding to Human Trafficking: Commercial Lodging & Hospitality Industry
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REVIEW: Unbound – Identifying & Responding to Human Trafficking: Commercial Lodging & Hospitality Industry

A video version of a slideshow that provides a certificate after the video. No testing required.

REVIEW: KnowledgeCity Online Training – California Human Trafficking Awareness for the Hospitality Industry (paid)
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REVIEW: KnowledgeCity Online Training – California Human Trafficking Awareness for the Hospitality Industry (paid)

The core is KnowledgeCity’s Human Trafficking Awareness course. The CALIFORNIA part of this course is a 5 page PDF and the HOSPITALITY part of the course is an additional chapter.

REVIEW: KnowledgeCity Online Training – Human Trafficking Awareness for the Hospitality Industry (paid)
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REVIEW: KnowledgeCity Online Training – Human Trafficking Awareness for the Hospitality Industry (paid)

Summary Cost: You must have a monthly subscription or your employer pays. I was unable to figure out how much taking this lone course would cost as an individual. Ultimately, we were instructed (by KnowledgeCity) to pay for a subscription (to review it) and just cancel the subscription before the end of the 30 days. …

REVIEW: KnowledgeCity Online Training – California Human Trafficking Awareness (paid)
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REVIEW: KnowledgeCity Online Training – California Human Trafficking Awareness (paid)

The only thing CALIFORNIA about this course (as opposed to their Human Trafficking Awareness course) is a 5 page PDF that you can’t even download, and a few questions based upon that PDF.

Essential Resources for People Affected by Conflict in Ukraine and Afghanistan
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Essential Resources for People Affected by Conflict in Ukraine and Afghanistan

War and the fear, displacement, poverty and misery that accompany it are the perfect environment for human traffickers to operate. They offer jobs, shelter, transportation or to fill any of the other massive and multiplying unmet needs of individuals and families facing increasing desperation. While Polaris primarily works in North America, we also operate the…