By: Sarah Bendtsen and Christine Raino While a relatively small percentage of children referred to and served by child welfare are child sex trafficking victims, child welfare has an important and unavoidable role in responding to child sex trafficking. Reformed and tailored responses to child sex trafficking are critical for ensuring proper responses to system-involved […]
The Debt Bondage Repair Act: Bringing Attention to the Long-Term Needs of Trafficking Survivors
Dr. Marian Hatcher ALIVE | Co-Founder Alliance of Leadership & Innovation for Victims of Exploitation As National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month 2022 ends, I am filled with a myriad of emotions. This annual recognition on the surface is focused on long term protections of victims/survivors addressing labor and sex trafficking, yet economic exploitation […]
January 2022 – Human Trafficking Awareness Month: Bring Justice
By: Camryn Peterson, Advocacy Manager In 2020, Shared Hope opened its doors to the Institute for Justice & Advocacy only a few blocks from the White House. This physical location has been symbolic in our journey to bring justice to victims of sex trafficking across the country and our ultimate aim to eradicate child […]
Just released – Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking (Press Release)
Shared Hope International Introduces Advanced Level State Report Cards The majority of states + D.C. have “D” (10) or “F” (40) grades FL receives highest grade, a “C” Only 8 states fully protect trafficked children from arrest, detention, charging and prosecution for prostitution offenses WASHINGTON, D.C., (November 17, 2021) — Shared Hope International, dedicated non-profit […]
The role of the National Defense Authorization Act in supporting victims of sex trafficking.
Dr. Marian Hatcher ALIVE | Co-Founder Alliance of Leadership & Innovation for Victims of Exploitation This blog addresses two bills which recently passed the House through their incorporation into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). If the NDAA is passed by Congress with these provisions, this would significantly increase a survivor’s quality of life by […]
