Slavery and human trafficking aided by 'porous borders' - BBC News

Slavery and human trafficking aided by 'porous borders' - BBC News:

University of Texas Study Finds Texas Has 300,000 Human Trafficking Victims, Including 79,000 Children - Downtown Austin, TX Patch

"The study was conducted by the Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault at the university's School of Social Work. Among its findings: Of the more than 300,000 victims of human trafficking in Texas, almost 79,000 are minors and youth victims of sex trafficking and nearly 234,000 adult victims of labor trafficking."

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New Data on Human Trafficking Paints a Disturbing Picture: AAUW

"Last month the UN Office on Drugs and Crime released the 2016 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, focusing on data collection for the 2012–14 time period and drawn from the patterns and trends of trafficking in persons from official national criminal justice sources."

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2016 Hotline Statistics | Polaris

"Our new statistics report provides 2016 data from the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline, Polaris's BeFree Textline, and communications referencing overseas cases. Through these hotlines, Polaris has the largest available data set on human trafficking in the United States."

"Key highlights and trends from the report include: ..."

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Fighting Sex Trafficking Is Harder Than It Seems

"... if governments really want to address sex trafficking, they’ll have to start focusing on prevention -- and that’s a lot harder."

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Human Trafficking in the ED: Pearls and Pitfalls - emdocs

"HT [Human Trafficking] has significant mental and physical health effects. Emergency Medicine (EM) physicians are in a unique position to identify, treat, and assist victims of HT with their medical needs and connect them to safe houses, counseling support, legal assistance, and additional resources as needed. Studies have shown that between 28-88% of victims of HT seek medical care during the time when they are being trafficked. Conversely, only 5% of EM physicians feel comfortable identifying and treating possible victims of HT. 4-8"

"Awareness and education about both labor and sex trafficking are critical in understanding the complex needs of this difficult to identify population."

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AG releases report, recommendations on human trafficking in Indiana | The Indiana Lawyer

"the attorney general’s report calls for additional resources to increase the state’s capacity to recognize and treat trafficking victims. The report lists seven recommendations specific to IPATH, including additional funding to train youth, law enforcement and service providers about human trafficking. "

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Topeka Rescue Mission doubles number of trafficking victims aided in 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal

"The number of human trafficking victims being treated this year through the Topeka Rescue Mission has doubled the number in all of 2015, executive director Barry Feaker said Friday."

"So far, 90 people — 88 women and two men — have been treated through Restore Hope in 2016, Feaker said. Most were sex trafficking victims and some were labor trafficking victims, he said."

Read MORE. Please ALSO see the six articles at the end of this news story.

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How Polaris Project is Using Technology to Disrupt Human Traffickers | The Huffington Post

" At the same time, says Kimball, technology is one of the best means for victims to reach out for help. For example, a trafficker may frequently monitor a victim’s phone but then not examine his/her social media accounts. “Sometimes traffickers heavily monitor Facebook and it isn’t a safe way for a victim to communicate,” says Kimball. “In other cases Facebook is the one space traffickers don’t control and victims are able to reach out to family for help or post on his/her wall. It really does vary and it’s important that there are a wide variety of options available for them to reach help, so that victims can select what is safest.”"

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Faith-Based Partnerships to Combat Human Trafficking | National Human Trafficking Hotline

"Communities of faith have a crucial role in the anti-trafficking field. As integral members of the community, faith communities are in a position to identify situations of trafficking, report tips to law enforcement, and connect victims with life-saving resources. Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Mormon, Baha’i, and Hindu communities across the U.S. have launched successful initiatives to educate the broader community about the dangers of human trafficking and equip community members to identify victims and respond to suspected trafficking situations appropriately."

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TRAFFICKING MONITOR: NB

Polaris recently announce that "the name of the hotline is changing to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. If you promote the hotline, or link to its website, please note that the hotline’s website URL and email address are also changing:

National Human Trafficking Hotline
1-888-373-7888
help@humantraffickinghotline.orgwww.humantraffickinghotline.org

The Super Bowl Myth | Polaris

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LePage pushes for statewide effort against human trafficking — State — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

LePage pushes for statewide effort against human trafficking — State — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine: "—


See also Maine Human Trafficking Needs Assessessment: Executive Summary, below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_W8V6ab5O57eTluckszbTlZajJUSzQ2TUZLRERERjQzakFJ/view

Trafficking Victims Suffer Mentally, Physically

"The study published in The Lancet Global Health medical journal is the largest ever done on the mental and physical health of trafficking victims. It’s a joint effort by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the International Organization for Migration."


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