NCFY Recommends: Human Trafficking Prevention Roundup
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, an opportunity to join the White House in raising awareness about these abusive practices. The White House campaign seeks to improve services for trafficking victims in the United States and across the globe.
As partners in the campaign, the Family and Youth Services Bureau and NCFY think every youth worker should be educated about domestic commercial sexual exploitation, a form of trafficking that affects many runaway and homeless youth. Here are some resources we recommend for educating yourself and others about what domestic sex trafficking is, what signs to look for in young people, and what you can do to help:
Basic Information and Assessment
- NCFY’s free brochure, “Bought and Sold: Helping Young People Escape From Commercial Sexual Exploitation”
- Our podcast interview with Rachel Lloyd, a leading advocate for sexually exploited girls
- The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s list of red flags, (PDF 80.29KB) which can be printed and folded to fit in a pocket
- The Polaris Project’s assessment form for determining whether a young person has been trafficked
Survivors’ Stories
- “What I’ve Been Through Is Not Who I Am,” a 21-minute documentary from End Child Prostitution and Trafficking USA and the human rights organization WITNESS
- Our podcast interview with a young survivor
Hotlines
- The National Human Trafficking Resource Center, where you can report a tip or find local resources
- The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s hotline, 1-800-The-Lost, which also accepts tips and through which sexually exploited youth can talk to trained counselors