Child Sex Trafficking

Child sex trafficking refers to the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a minor for the purpose of a commercial sex act.

TRAPPED: The Powerful VR Experience for Youth and Counselors to Combat Human Trafficking
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TRAPPED: The Powerful VR Experience for Youth and Counselors to Combat Human Trafficking

ByBilly Joe Cain

Virtual Reality (VR) technology is revolutionizing the way we experience and learn about the world around us. Among the many applications of VR, education and training are emerging as one of the most promising areas of development. In particular, VR is being used as a powerful tool for raising awareness about important social issues, such…

Using the Quest to train with TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story
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Using the Quest to train with TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story

ByBilly Joe Cain

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to try TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story™ on the Oculus Quest Virtual Reality (VR) headset. Over 8,000 people have become safer and more aware through this experience. As you know, our goal with this application is to raise awareness of human trafficking from a very intimate and personal…

How to launch TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story on Quest
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How to launch TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story on Quest

ByBilly Joe Cain

If you are interested in becoming a licensee for TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story, please visit reefcares.org and search for their Appleseed Program information. They will get you started asap. To learn more about how training groups are utilizing TRAPPED in their training, you can learn more here. Let’s get you started by launching the…

Southern Grit Advocacy appreciates the VR education for their Mayor and Chief of Police
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Southern Grit Advocacy appreciates the VR education for their Mayor and Chief of Police

ByBilly Joe Cain

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is hosting a series of webinars throughout January, National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Today, they were doing one called “DFPS Light the Way End Human Trafficking 2023 Lunch and Learn Series: Faith-Based Champions” and one of their speakers, Vicky Payne, from Southern Grit Advocacy, started telling a…

Talk of the Town – MJ visits with Gretchen Smeltzer of Arkansas anti-human trafficking group Into the Light
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Talk of the Town – MJ visits with Gretchen Smeltzer of Arkansas anti-human trafficking group Into the Light

ByBilly Joe Cain

Gretchen Smeltzer teaching for Into the Light ABOUT INTO THE LIGHT All services provided by Into The Light are designed to foster trauma-informed, long-term relationships with children whose lives have been impacted by the trauma of the sex industry in Arkansas. The vast majority of the children we serve are Arkansans, though we serve any…

“One Nation Under Blackmail” author Whitney Webb Interview
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“One Nation Under Blackmail” author Whitney Webb Interview

ByBilly Joe Cain

Editor’s note: her claims are backed by significant documentation that deserves to be taken very seriously. Whitney Webb has been a professional writer, researcher and journalist since 2016. She has written for several websites and, from 2017 to 2020, was a staff writer and senior investigative reporter for Mint Press News. She currently writes for…

Unity for Humanity Pitch
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Unity for Humanity Pitch

ByBilly Joe Cain

UPDATE 3.22.23 We just received feedback from the judges, whom I assume must have had a TON of difficulty choosing the best project. We didn’t get accepted. So, I pose to you… is this a project you would want to see succeed? The rejection letter is at the bottom. 🙁 TRIGGER WARNING DISCUSSION OF VIOLENCE…

How people use TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story to educate others
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How people use TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story to educate others

ByBilly Joe Cain

Radical Empathy Education Foundation (REEFcares.org) licenses their virtual reality empathy training software, TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story, to trainers and groups across the world. We are so impressed to see all the ways our licensees have created educational opportunities with our learning tools!  Screenshot of Lisa’s neighborhood in the interactive experience, TRAPPED: A VR Detective…

Virtual Reality Training Packages Defined by Radical Empathy
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Virtual Reality Training Packages Defined by Radical Empathy

ByBilly Joe Cain

To be sure people get the attention they need when they need assistance at events, we recommend one assistant per every 5 headsets in use. Licensees are encouraged to use the training software in any way they wish. Here are a few real-world use cases from our licensees. (More info here.) Community-based in-person human trafficking…

Wichita Falls Mayor experiences interactive Virtual Reality (VR) training
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Wichita Falls Mayor experiences interactive Virtual Reality (VR) training

ByBilly Joe Cain

Radical Empathy met up with Wichita Falls Mayor Stephen Santellana, through a great connection with Southern Grit Advocacy. https://youtu.be/MTnoDq1cmYA ABOUT RADICAL EMPATHY EDUCATION FOUNDATION Radical Empathy is an Austin-based nonprofit dedicated to ending human trafficking. Their VR experiences include fully interactive, computer generated environments married with narrative, user-directed stories. Visit them at reefcares.org or you can help immediately…