Over The Edge: A Bold Step in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a heinous crime that affects approximately 50 million people around the world. It’s a modern-day form of slavery...
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- Sep 8
- 2 min
"I Don't Have Anywhere To Go"
“I don’t have anywhere to go.” Last week, I had the privilege (and sadness) of sitting with a distraught teenager. She had just been...
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Shedding Light on the Path to Exit for Human Trafficking Victims
Human trafficking remains a grave issue, but amidst the darkness, there is a glimmer of hope in the stories of exit and liberation. In...
- Aug 11
- 2 min
Reading Between The Lines: Identifying Trafficked Minors
“So, the patient was consenting to this, right?” A nurse asked me a few weeks ago, as I walked out of a patient’s room in the Emergency...
- Aug 1
- 1 min
REHOPE Farms Gardening Project
In the spring of 2023, REHOPE Farms expanded its gardening capabilities with a project that combines flowers and vegetables in an easy to...
- Jul 29
- 2 min
I Watched Sound Of Freedom, Now What?
Many people have seen the Sound of Freedom movie this summer and it is inspiring people to want to do something to combat trafficking....
- Jul 21
- 2 min
Protecting Children From Porn
If you’ve seen the news lately, you’ve likely seen stories about PornHub withdrawing access to their site in certain states. This is a...
- Jul 14
- 2 min
The Aftermath of Child Sexual Exploitation
A recent study was published that looked at data from Waves I-IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. The...
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Proper Education Changes Everything
Most people, when they learn about trafficking, have a strong reaction. Anger at the injustice, sadness at the abuse, or a deep sense of...
- Jun 8
- 2 min
REHOPE Campus Strives to Restore Lives of Sex Trafficking Abuse Victims
Every year a staggering number of women and children are trafficked in the U.S. There is a huge need for more beds and safe houses to...
- Jun 2
- 2 min
REHOPE Launches Expansion of Safe Haven for Sex Trafficking Survivors
This month, REHOPE, a nonprofit dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking in the Kansas City area, broke ground on a village of...
- May 19
- 3 min
HEALTHCARE & Trafficking: Identifying Trafficking with ICD Codes
Statistics and accurately measuring data of the problem of human trafficking is notoriously difficult to quantify. From law enforcement...
- May 12
- 2 min
Boys Don't Get Trafficked Right?
Boys don’t get trafficked, right? While females report trafficking in higher numbers, there is a high demand to pay for sex with boys and...
- Apr 14
- 2 min
If Adults Are Being Scammed Online, What About The Kids?
Lately, I’ve been having fake profiles request to follow me on social media. The profiles have ranged from obviously sketchy to seemingly...
- Mar 24
- 2 min
Ending Human Trafficking by Creating Safety
“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.” – David W. Augsburger This quote...
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Behind The Curtain
“Working harder than an ugly stripper since 2013.” I gazed at these words that were on the business T-shirt of a middle-aged man as I...
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Common Stereotypes of Sex Trafficking
If you google “sex trafficking” the images that come up are bound hands, high heels, lipstick, barcode tattoos, and faces of females....
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Missouri Home For Sex Trafficking Survivors Awarded Gold Certification
Kansas City, Missouri— This week, REHOPE was awarded a Gold level of certification from the national Safe House Certification, provided...
- Mar 4
- 2 min
How Does Child Sex Trafficking Happen in America?
When I first learned about child sex trafficking, it was during a presentation about child brothels in Cambodia. Of course, that was hard...
- Feb 24
- 4 min
How Porn Grooms Children to Accept Violence and Abuse in Relationships
Kids, in unprecedented numbers, are watching extremely violent pornography. This is how it actively teaches them to accept abuse in...
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