Dr. Marian Hatcher Shared Hope Policy Consultant Ambassador-at-Large, United Nations Each January we start off the new year with renewed vigor to fight human trafficking as we acknowledge and consider the long road ahead during National Human Trafficking Prevention month. Of course, we know we can’t address Human Trafficking in one month, and the reality […]
Twenty. Five. Years. Join us in celebrating!
Jump to the Gala webpage! A quarter of a century ago, U.S. Congresswoman Linda Smith embarked on a courageous journey into the heart of the brothel district in Mumbai, India. There, amidst the harsh realities of brutal sexual slavery and exploitation of women and children, she felt a divine mandate to take action. And so, […]
Shared Hope’s Founder and President appears as guest on new Dr. Drew show on Fox Business channel
Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day; January is Trafficking Prevention Month
Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Declared by the U.S. Congress in 2007, the day designated for this issue occurs annually on January 11 and falls during Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This is a day set aside for special recognition of trafficking. Awareness of trafficking is necessary because it’s the first step in addressing […]
Reflections on the Intersection of Mental Health, Human Trafficking and Unjust Criminalization
Dr. Marian Hatcher Shared Hope Policy Consultant Ambassador-at-Large, United Nations Last month was Mental Health Awareness month and as annual attention to this issue prompted introspection about my own personal experiences, I began to think about how the mental health needs of trafficking survivors so often intertwine with the need for federal vacatur and post-conviction […]