Author: Empower Her Network
There are school drills for active shooters. Parents have been educated on the opioid crisis. We know to warn our children that vaping is no healthier than smoking. But there is a danger that exists in every town and city that targets our youth and...
The definition of human trafficking is the use of force, fraud, and/or coercion to exploit a position of vulnerability in another person. This looks a million different ways, but rarely how it is portrayed in movies and on television. Yes, some people are kidnapped, whisked...
Once you know, you can’t unknow. More Americans are becoming aware of the reality of human trafficking here in the United States. It’s an overwhelming topic. I’ve been in conversations where people have physically put their hands over their ears when learning about it for...
Systemic Failures Behind Human Trafficking
The burden of abuse experienced by trafficking victims is both psychological and physical, creating cycles of exploitation and poverty passed generation to generation. Several systemic issues perpetuate human trafficking in the United States among American-born and immigrant victims: exploitation of foster...