National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

National Human Trafficking Prevention Month is an annual awareness campaign held every January in the United States to raise public awareness about human trafficking and promote efforts to combat this crime. The campaign aims to educate the public about the signs of trafficking, increase awareness about the scope and impact of trafficking, and encourage individuals and organizations to take action to prevent trafficking and support victims. The campaign also highlights the importance of collaboration between government agencies, law enforcement, civil society, and the private sector to combat trafficking and protect the rights and dignity of all people.

 

 

Human trafficking is here on the Peninsula | Forks Forum
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Human trafficking is here on the Peninsula | Forks Forum

By Brian Gawley Olympic Peninsula News Group PORT ANGELES — Human trafficking is a problem even on the North Olympic Peninsula, but it doesn’t look like what most people think it looks like, said Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols. Nichols spoke at Peninsula College’s Studium Generale on Thursday, saying January is National Human Trafficking…

USDOT works to combat human trafficking in the transportation sector
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USDOT works to combat human trafficking in the transportation sector

As part of its efforts to combat human trafficking in the transportation sector, USDOT highlights the work that it is doing in partnership with public-private stakeholders in the industry to raise awareness and recognise the warning signs of this crime.   The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced that it is taking several actions…

Physician educates other doctors on signs of Human Trafficking
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Physician educates other doctors on signs of Human Trafficking

(CBS DETROIT) – With National Human Trafficking Prevention Month coming to a close, many health care providers are learning to educate one another when it comes to spotting the signs of a trafficked individual. Physician Jaime Hope is a medical educator. Aside from working with patients who survived human trafficking directly, she travels around the…

Beaumont physician educates other doctors on signs of human trafficking
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Beaumont physician educates other doctors on signs of human trafficking

(CBS DETROIT) – With National Human Trafficking Prevention Month coming to a close, many health care providers are learning to educate one another when it comes to spotting the signs of a trafficked individual. Physician Jaime Hope is a medical educator. Aside from working with patients who survived human trafficking directly, she travels around the…

What to know about trafficking during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month – KTVZ
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What to know about trafficking during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month – KTVZ

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In commemoration, the Oregon Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Division, wants to remind people in Oregon of the opportunities they have to make an impact in the lives of children affected by the commercial sexual exploitation of children, one form of human trafficking….

Human trafficking is a major problem in New Jersey (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)
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Human trafficking is a major problem in New Jersey (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)

Trenton, we have a sex trafficking and slave problem. In the Summer of 2022, rumors spread through Trenton that young Latina women were being snatched off local streets and pressed into the city’s sex trade business. Lured into houses and expecting a “party”, some girls ended up as the party. While those stories persisted, New…

Debunking human trafficking myths and misconceptions
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Debunking human trafficking myths and misconceptions

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In recognition of this, Attorney General Josh Kaul and the Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (WAHTTF) are debunking myths about human trafficking, to help increase awareness of the problem. “Human trafficking impacts communities across the state and country, and it’s important for people to know the facts,” said…

RWJBarnabas using $500K federal grant to fight human trafficking – NJBIZ
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RWJBarnabas using $500K federal grant to fight human trafficking – NJBIZ

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and RWJBarnabas Health used the designation to kick off a program funded by a $500,000 federal grant aimed at combating the practice.  The funding – announced in October 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families’ Office on Trafficking in Persons –…

Buchanan, Wasserman Schultz Introduce Bipartisan Human Trafficking Bill – Floridian Press
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Buchanan, Wasserman Schultz Introduce Bipartisan Human Trafficking Bill – Floridian Press

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)  have introduced a bipartisan piece of legislation known as The Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act. The bill looks to “combat human trafficking by educating students about how to properly identify the warning signs. Children account for more than half of all trafficking victims.”…

US Office For Victims Of Crime Celebrates 20 years of Anti-Trafficking Programs
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US Office For Victims Of Crime Celebrates 20 years of Anti-Trafficking Programs

To mark National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the U.S. Office For Victims Of Crime (OVC) celebrated the 20th Anniversary of its Anti-Trafficking Programs on Thursday. The event highlighted the theme of Collaboration, Transformation, and Impact and how necessary grant funding has been for fighting human trafficking. “We will continue to bring the full force of…