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Child trafficking is clearly understood as meeting the definition of child abuse and neglect
By Dana Klar, JD, LCSW, Associate Teaching Professor at UMSL, Gateway Alliance against Human Trafficking Board Member There is no single definition of child abuse and neglect, as these terms are defined by federal and state laws. At the federal level, The Child...
Targeting Innocence: Protecting Our Children Against Trafficking
Christine Sylvia, Program Committee Member, Gateway Alliance against Human Trafficking In our modern society, where safety and protection should be paramount, a threat preys upon our most vulnerable: our children. Human trafficking thrives within the borders of the...
Silent Suffering: Unveiling the Impact of Human Trafficking on Women and Girls
Author: Chanel Foster, Gateway Alliance against Human Trafficking (GAHT) Volunteer Editor: Jatonya Clayborn, Program Director In the world of human trafficking, the United States remains one of many representations of hunting stages for the illegal exploitation of...
Unseen Bonds: The Link Between Past Slavery and Modern Human Trafficking
By Chanel Foster, Volunteer Contributor, Gateway Alliance against Human Trafficking Editor: Jatonya Clayborn, Program Director, Gateway Alliance against Human Trafficking Think of history as a river that flows into the present, carrying with it currents from the past...
INCENTIVIZING HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING IN KEY PROFESSIONS
By Dr. Jeanie Thies, Criminal Justice Program Director/Professor, Social Work Department, Fontbonne University Human trafficking crimes have profound and long-lasting impacts on victims of these crimes as well as on the communities in which they take place. The rapid...
Social Media and Human Trafficking
Ashden Brooke Robinson: undergraduate student: B.S. majoring in Criminal Justice, University of Missouri Saint Louis (UMSL); Gateway Human Trafficking Intern. How would you feel if I told you that your child or grandchild was at risk for human trafficking just by...
What do you know about human traffickers?
There are many misconceptions about human trafficking in our communities such as: Human Trafficking always involves violent and the use of force Trafficked persons can only be foreign nationals Human Trafficking is only sex trafficking Traffickers are undocumented...
The theme for July 30, 2022: “Use and abuse of technology”
July 30, 2022: World Day Against Human Trafficking By Ashden Brooke Robinson: undergraduate student: B.S. majoring in Criminal Justice, University of Missouri Saint Louis (UMSL); Gateway Human Trafficking Intern. Edited by Roy Joachimstaler. “Trafficking in persons is...
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
By Taylor Jenai Mooers, Undergraduate Student; B.S. in Public Health, Lindenwood University; Gateway Human Trafficking Intern **Note: This article provides our audience with information about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). There will be an article following...
Correlation Between Dating Violence and Human Trafficking
By Ashden Brooke Robinson: undergraduate student: B.S. majoring in Criminal Justice, University of Missouri Saint Louis (UMSL); Gateway Human Trafficking Intern. Can you imagine the person you date forcing you into human trafficking? Would you feel like the whole...