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Dr. Marian Hatcher Shared Hope Policy Consultant Ambassador-at-Large, United Nations This writing is immensely important to me, personally and professionally. The heartbeat of accomplishment can be summed up in a quote I...

The Debt Bondage Repair Act (DBRA), passed as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, prohibits Consumer Reporting Agencies (“CRA”) from furnishing a consumer report containing any adverse item...

As Congress heads into Summer Recess and 27 of the 46 states in session in 2022 have adjourned for the calendar year, Shared Hope is doing a legislative update blog series on...

Shared Hope has been a leader on policy research in the field of child and youth sex trafficking for over 20 years, working to ensure federal, state, and local policies are rooted...

[vc_column_text css=”Updated 2/21/2025 It is commonly known that unjust criminalization can be retraumatizing and creates an uneasy relationship between the survivor and the legal justice system. However, many state and federal laws...