Exploitation, Human Trafficking
By Ashden Brooke Robinson; B.S. majoring in Criminal Justice, University of Missouri Saint Louis (UMSL); Gateway Human Trafficking Intern. How would it feel as an Indigenous woman knowing you are at a higher risk for getting human trafficked or knowing as a mother...
Human Trafficking, Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
By Nicole Caldwell, Undergraduate Student: B.A. in French with a minor in Political Science, University of Missouri in St. Louis (UMSL); Gateway Human Trafficking Intern. If someone asked you to identify a potential trafficking victim, what signs would you look for?...
Child Labor, Human Trafficking, Working Children
By Shima Rostami, Ed.D., Executive Director, Gateway Human Trafficking Halloween is a sweet holiday. According to the National Retail Federation, nearly two-thirds of Americans plan to celebrate Halloween in 2021, spending a record $10.1 billion, up from $8 billion...
COVID-19, Homepage, Human Trafficking
By Sara Bratton Bradbury, MSW, Brown School of Social Work Washington University in St. Louis We have now passed about two years in which the entire world was affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A year which brought job losses, school closures, increased housing...
Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking
By Shima Rostami, Ed.D., Executive Director, Gateway Human Trafficking Domestic violence can result in physical injury, psychological trauma, and in severe cases, even death. The devastating physical, emotional, and psychological consequences of domestic violence can...
