Survivors
Survivors of ISIS Trafficking in Kurdistan-Iraq: Jiyan Foundation’s Psychosomatic Clinic for Women
Women pictured above are Psychotherapists from the Women’s Clinic at the Jiyan Healing Garden, image does not include Serra to …
Trafficking Victims of Color: Failed by the U.S. legal system?
*All names have been changed to protect anonymity Emma just wanted to stay sober and after struggling for years with …
Economic Barriers Facing Survivors of Trafficking
Photo by Adam Szarmack Blog Post by Calion Smith for Artworks for Freedom As they work to rebuild their lives, …
The Definition of Trafficking: How Abuse Survivors Realize They Have Been Trafficked
Blog Post by Calion Smith for Artworks for Freedom It isn’t always obvious to a survivor that they have experienced …
BIPOC Trans Women and Girls: The Missing Narrative in Human Trafficking
The Black Lives Matter protests from the past year have sparked renewed conversations about who is afforded justice and who …
Anti-Trafficking Holiday Shopping Guide 2021
The season for finding special gifts to show you care is upon us. While most of us enjoy shopping for …
Cultural Considerations in Assisting Survivors of Human Trafficking: A Free E-Course
A free, interactive, web-based course on cultural considerations when assisting survivors of human trafficking. The course explores how cross-cultural differences …
Images in Absentia- Gender and Human Trafficking: The Pictures We Are Missing
The meaning of the words “human trafficking” has expanded over time to include a wide range of crimes, victims, and perpetrators. But if you do a search on Google Images for “Human Trafficking Victims” or even “Human Trafficking” you will get a visual narrative that falls short of the diverse reality for this term. Almost all the images that come up include women and girls, beaten, chained, and/or gagged. What are we missing with these pictures?
T visas: Intent and Reality- Immigration Attorneys Share Challenges to ‘Humanitarian’ Approach
The T visa was created to allow human trafficking victims immigration relief. Generally viewed as a positive approach to immigration relief, aspects of the application process are cause for concern. Many attorneys consider themselves reluctant participants in the application process due to repeat trauma, language barriers, and processing times.
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Bringing “The Transformation” to Trafficked Girls in LA; An Interview with Toni Bankston, LCSW [Part 3]
James S. Gordon, author of “The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma“, interviews Toni Bankston, a clinical social worker and Executive Director of the Baton Rouge Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC)