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Survivors of Human Trafficking Receive Life-Changing Equine Therapy Through $30,000 Grant from The Human-Animal Alliance
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Survivors of Human Trafficking Receive Life-Changing Equine Therapy Through $30,000 Grant from The Human-Animal Alliance

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The Human-Animal Alliance awarded grants to Inspiration Ranch and Ranch Hands Rescue, providing free animal-assisted therapy to survivors of human trafficking. Connecting with animals can be truly life-changing, and we at H-AA are honored to bring that experience to human trafficking survivors in Texas.”— Jackie Ducci, Founder, The Human-Animal Alliance WELLINGTON, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, August…

Homelessness and child sex trafficking: a survivor speaks out
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Homelessness and child sex trafficking: a survivor speaks out

ByEyes on Trafficking News

This article contains references to sexual abuse. Jose Alfaro was 17 when his trafficker first began grooming him online. As a sexual abuse survivor who had been thrown out of his house by his father for being gay, he was in an extremely vulnerable situation, and his trafficker took advantage of his desperation.  Targeting vulnerable…

Tarrant County 5 Stones Human Trafficking Coalition July 2022 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones Human Trafficking Coalition July 2022 Meeting

ByBilly Joe Cain

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our 5 Stones July 2022 meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this July featured Dr. Shannon Wolf with Southcliff Christian Counseling Center.  Dr. Wolf presented on how to recognize trauma and its effects on the brain.  We also heard a report from Lindy Borchardt with the…

Weir: CEO of Ranch Hands Rescue discusses human trafficking – Cross Timbers Gazette
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Weir: CEO of Ranch Hands Rescue discusses human trafficking – Cross Timbers Gazette

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Ranch Hands Rescue (RHR), in Argyle, is a human and animal sanctuary founded on hope and healing for the long-term recovery of trauma victims, special needs animals, and male survivors of sex trafficking. The RHR Counseling Center specializes in treating more complex trauma cases, such as victims of severe and repetitive abuse and people not…

The Silenced Minority: Sex Trafficking of Males
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The Silenced Minority: Sex Trafficking of Males

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Originally published on the Human Trafficking Institute’s website by Emma Bykerk | Feb 11, 2022 Introduction In 1998, President Bill Clinton stated that his administration was “committed to combatting trafficking in women and girls.”[i] Two years later, he signed into law the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA).[ii] Although the TVPA was a huge milestone in the anti-human-trafficking movement,[iii] its enactment was motivated by a singular focus…