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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 8: HTE: Chapter 2: Prevalence, “What is Human Trafficking?” blog on Radical Empathy, Discussion about creating an online safety course for the game industry
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 8: HTE: Chapter 2: Prevalence, “What is Human Trafficking?” blog on Radical Empathy, Discussion about creating an online safety course for the game industry

ByBilly Joe Cain

Welcome to the Prevention Cohort LIVE stream, sponsored by PBJ Learning Today, we go over the Prevalence of Human Trafficking, from Chapter 2 of Human Trafficking Essentials. We go over the interactive sections and I share some of the “why” the course is written and designed the way it is. Our second section is a…

Legislature passes bill adding safe house protections against human trafficking, closing hotels loophole
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Legislature passes bill adding safe house protections against human trafficking, closing hotels loophole

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A bill designed to improve security against human trafficking at safe houses and crack down on noncompliance of anti-trafficking measures at hotels has cleared its final stop in the Legislature. House members voted unanimously for the bill (SB 1690), a priority of Attorney General Ashley Moody that adds heightened signage, staffing and educational standards at…

Man arrested for human trafficking at Mackinac Bridge bound over to circuit court
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Man arrested for human trafficking at Mackinac Bridge bound over to circuit court

ByEyes on Trafficking News

FORSYTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) – UPDATE: The man arrested for taking a teenage girl from a foster home in Forsyth Township and attempting to smuggle her across the Mackinac Bridge has been bound over to Kent County Circuit Court. Terrence Clay, 38, of Comstock Park Clay is scheduled for a status conference in Kent County’s…

House panel OK's bill boosting safe house protections against human trafficking – Florida Politics
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House panel OK's bill boosting safe house protections against human trafficking – Florida Politics

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A bill designed to improve human trafficking awareness, security and conditions at child and adult safe houses across Florida is now advancing in the Legislature’s lower chamber. The House Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee voted unanimously to advance the measure (HB 1557) after some members voiced concern about enforcement and cost. The bill will mirror…

After Sun Sentinel investigation, Florida's Democrats in Congress call on state leaders to …
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After Sun Sentinel investigation, Florida's Democrats in Congress call on state leaders to …

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Florida’s eight Democratic members of Congress called on Gov. Ron DeSantis and state legislative leaders Wednesday to reform state laws to protect children from sex trafficking, citing a South Florida Sun Sentinel investigation, Innocence Sold, published late last year. In a letter, the delegation asked for “immediate action,” saying they were writing to “express our…

Tharros Place opening soon to help survivors of human trafficking
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Tharros Place opening soon to help survivors of human trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Right now there are about 15 kids that have been trafficked going through juvenile court in Chatham County. However, there is no safe place for them to go and get the help they need. This is set to change soon. These kids are the most difficult population to place in a…

Human Trafficking: A look inside “The Life” – Journey to recovery
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Human Trafficking: A look inside “The Life” – Journey to recovery

ByEyes on Trafficking News

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Throughout our series, Human Trafficking: A Look Inside ‘The Life’, a survivor bravely shared her story with Action 2 News viewers to bring awareness to a serious issue in Wisconsin. However, Jane, says public awareness in only the first step to combating human trafficking. Watch the video here. “I’m officially…

‘Throwaway kids’: Allegations of human trafficking, mistreatment at Ont. group home chain
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‘Throwaway kids’: Allegations of human trafficking, mistreatment at Ont. group home chain

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Video: Kids risk human-trafficking and drugs to escape Ontario group homes Cassidy Franck stares into her cellphone camera, eyes exhausted, unblinking. The screams of an 11-year-old girl being violently restrained echo in the background of the video. For months in early 2021, this was her life inside a group home for girls run by Hatts…

Reports of online predators are skyrocketing: Why sextortion is the ‘fastest growing crime’
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Reports of online predators are skyrocketing: Why sextortion is the ‘fastest growing crime’

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The Human Anti-Trafficking Response Team, a pilot task force launched this summer in Hartford, is designed to directly help those who have been victims of sex trafficking in Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford, Bloomfield, Glastonbury, Windsor, South Windsor and Manchester, with a goal of creating a statewide model. As the task force develops its plan…