As we continue to highlight the six Issue Areas within the Advanced Legislative Framework, we are excited to, once again, draw attention to more victim-centered and trauma-informed responses to ensure survivors receive the support they need following proper identification. Issue Area #4 focuses on survivors’ access to justice, including creating a pathway to pursuing civil […]
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act (Fact Sheet)
Coming Soon: Your state’s new Report Card Grade!
Join us November 17th for the release of Shared Hope International’s inaugural Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking! These new report cards will be graded under an advanced legislative framework, taking Shared Hope’s State Report Cards project to the next stage in fighting sex trafficking and protecting victims! We will be releasing the new report […]
Statement of Support for the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2021
Shared Hope International is grateful to Congressmembers Smith and Bass for introducing the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2021, and for their longstanding commitment to combatting human trafficking and promoting trauma-informed responses to trafficking survivors. This critical legislation reflects that commitment by highlighting the importance of prevention through education, training […]
Some states limit victim identification, but that can change.
About our guest author: As a Master of Social Work candidate at the University of Alabama and part of the University’s MSW Washington D.C. program, Susannah Ayers spent the spring 2021 semester in a Policy Fellowship with Shared Hope International. Through this fellowship, she worked closely with the Policy Team to analyze and advocate for […]