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An Hour in the Life of a NHTRC Call Specialist

As a call specialist on the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) hotline going to work can be exciting yet demanding. Calls continuously come in from around the country with requests for information, referrals, and sometimes from victims currently in crisis. Below is a single hour in the life of a NHTRC Call Specialist.

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Part 2: Why Debt is Not the Only Vulnerability for Sugar Babies

Vulnerability to any crime is subject to a variety of socioeconomic, cultural, and independent factors that place some individuals at higher risk of entering dangerous situations than others. Although financial insecurity is a huge vulnerability for many college students and recent grads, it is not necessarily the only factor in a persons decision to be [...]

Answering the Call: State Legislators From Across the Country Participate in Historic National Call to End Human Trafficking

On November 15, Polaris Project hosted the first ever National State Legislators Conference Call on Human Trafficking. More than 40 legislators from 26 states joined a conference call and webinar put together by Polaris Project to collaborate, share ideas, and advocate for anti-trafficking legislation. Each state has taken its own approach to [...]

Part 1: How Student Debt Can Lead to Survival Sex

Survival sex is a term commonly understood within the context of the runaway, homeless, youth (RHY) community whereby youth turn to prostitution as a means of survival – exchanging sexual services for basic necessities such as food and shelter. Today, educational debt is putting some young adults in the same dire situation.

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An Hour in the Life of a NHTRC Call Specialist

Part 2: Why Debt is Not the Only Vulnerability for Sugar Babies

Answering the Call: State Legislators From Across the Country Participate in Historic National Call to End Human Trafficking

Part 1: How Student Debt Can Lead to Survival Sex

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