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Why Some Victims Don’t Want to Go Home
One would assume that upon rescue and rehabilitation after being trafficked, that survivors would jump at the chance to go home and return to their
The Numbers Problem
The very nature of sex trafficking makes it incredibly difficult to track. There’s no national or international registry of sex traffickers, no single document tracing
The Problems Clarifying Prostitution v. Sex Trafficking
As understanding about sex trafficking has evolved over time, practitioners have had to grapple with the problems that come from lack of clarity between prostitution
Why We Don’t Use Stories of Pity
The Freedom Story began as an organization from a documentary in which a young girl who was at-risk shared some of her story – she
Awareness v. Prevention
Awareness raising is a necessary, but insufficient component of real trafficking prevention. Raising awareness that trafficking exists, how it happens, and how you can protect
Dispelling Myths About Aftercare
The most common media narrative about trafficking looks something like: trafficked ⇒ rescued ⇒ saved ⇒ happily ever after. Unfortunately, for many who have been
