Child Abuse, Exploitation, Individuals with Disabilities, Sex Trafficking
By Andrea Nichols, Ph.D., Professor St. Louis Community College Forest Park, Lecturer Washington University in St. Louis, Gateway Alliance Against Human Trafficking Member. Human trafficking of people with disabilities (PWD) is an understudied area of research and...
Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, Child Abuse, Child Trafficking, Exploitation, Human Trafficking, Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Working Children
By K. Omin Jih Victimization of human trafficking remains the most urgent crisis in the modern Native American community. Several risk factors that originated from the beginning of colonization are still influencing the Native population negatively and consistently;...
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?...
Exploitation, Sex Trafficking
The Silent Killer among the most Innocent Victims The following article contains information that may be disturbing to some readers. By Shima Rostami, Ed.D., Executive Director, AND Erika Hatfield, Advisory Council, Gateway Human Trafficking This month, wearing teal...
Human Trafficking, Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
Although women have made great strides in equal rights over the last century, women are still fighting for their safety. One of the biggest challenges women are facing globally is human trafficking and the multifaceted affects it has on their lives. Did you know that...