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Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force will hold annual summit January 26–27
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Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force will hold annual summit January 26–27

Human trafficking is the second-largest criminal activity in the world and the fastest-growing. Awareness in the United States has increased, but human trafficking continues to go underreported due to its nature of isolation, the misconception of the definition of human trafficking and the lack of awareness of its signs and indicators. Human trafficking occurs when…

Local group using coffee to bring awareness to human trafficking – WEEK 25
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Local group using coffee to bring awareness to human trafficking – WEEK 25

PEORIA (25 News Now) – Human trafficking might call to mind images of shady, far-off alleys with seedy masterminds taking advantage of innocent people until the leading action hero comes in to save the day. The reality is often far less dramatic and far more common. The Center for Prevention of Abuse is partnering with…

Human Trafficking Awareness Month: HSToday Interview with Kevin Metcalf
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Human Trafficking Awareness Month: HSToday Interview with Kevin Metcalf

This January, HSToday sat down with Founder and President of the National Child Protection Task Force, Kevin Metcalf. A former federal agent turned prosecutor, he founded the National Child Protection Task Force to bring together recognized experts in fields such as strategic legal applications, open-source intelligence, cellular mapping analysis, dark-web investigations, and cryptocurrency to help…

Truckstop Helps Raise Awareness for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month
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Truckstop Helps Raise Awareness for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Company continues to raise awareness of human trafficking during the month of January through continued support of Truckers Against Trafficking nonprofit organization BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Truckstop is making a charitable donation to Truckers Against Trafficking, a nonprofit organization that helps to educate, equip, empower…

Importance of educating children during Human Trafficking Prevention month – FOX 17
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Importance of educating children during Human Trafficking Prevention month – FOX 17

MUSKEGON, Mich. — Human trafficking is an industry prevalent in the U.S. and around the world. The Department of Homeland Security estimates that, globally, the industry generates $150 billion dollars per year enterprise and exploits 25 million people. January marks “National Human Trafficking Prevention” month. While people often immediately think of sex trafficking, both of…

Letter: Sojourner House helps victims of human trafficking – The Westerly Sun
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Letter: Sojourner House helps victims of human trafficking – The Westerly Sun

As you might know, January marks Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery and it happens in every state, including ours. Many Rhode Islanders feel removed from the topic of trafficking. They think it is a crime that doesn’t happen here, an issue that doesn’t affect them; but at Sojourner…

Texas: Spreading love in Human Trafficking Prevention Month – Scripps News
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Texas: Spreading love in Human Trafficking Prevention Month – Scripps News

There are roughly 30 million people being trafficked at any time, according to a study by the International Labor Organization, and that number is up 12% since 2016. Human trafficking is happening all over the world, including in central Texas. But one local group called Jesus Said Love is working to put an end to it in the…

Offering kids to help support drug habit most common human trafficking scenario in region …
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Offering kids to help support drug habit most common human trafficking scenario in region …

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Human trafficking in Northeast Tennessee doesn’t look like what people might expect from popular media accounts — and the reality might be harder to stomach than the TV version. “In the work that we do that a lot of times substance abuse is the root of the ‘why,’” said Gabi…

'Jesus Said Love' spreading awareness this Human Trafficking Prevention month – KXXV
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'Jesus Said Love' spreading awareness this Human Trafficking Prevention month – KXXV

WACO, Texas — There are roughly 30 million people being trafficked at any time, according to a study by the International Labor Organization. That number is up 12% since 2016. Human trafficking is happening all over the world, including in Central Texas, but there are local groups like ‘Jesus Said Love’ working to put an…

Hard Rock announces expanded efforts to prevent human trafficking in the industry
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Hard Rock announces expanded efforts to prevent human trafficking in the industry

Hard Rock International marked January 11 as the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day by expanding action to strengthen the industry’s role in combating and preventing human trafficking.  Human trafficking, which includes commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor, is “a complex challenge for the entire global hospitality industry because it intersects a range of organized criminal…