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What Is Human Trafficking?

Human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Every year, millions of men, women, and children are trafficked worldwide – including right here in the United States. It can happen in any community and victims can be any age, race, gender, or nationality. Traffickers might use violence, manipulation, or false promises of well-paying jobs or romantic relationships to lure victims into trafficking situations. U.S. law states that any child under the age of 18 induced into commercial sex is considered a victim of sex trafficking.

National Human Trafficking Hotline

Operated by Polaris / 24 hrs. a days a week

1-888-373-7888 (TTY:711) Text 233733 (Text HELP or INFO)

humantraffickinghotline.org

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

800-843-5678 (1-800-The-Lost)

Phone: 703-224-2150

http://www.missingkids.com/home

Violent Crimes Against Children

FBI Headquarters

Washington, DC

202-324-3000

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/violent-crime/cac

Polaris

Statistics by state, resources, donate to end Human Trafficking

https://polarisproject.org/

Tel: (202) 790-6300

National Suicide Prevention Hotline

1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741

Shared Hope International

Vancouver, WA

http://sharedhope.org

Toll free: (866) HER-LIFE (866-437-5433)

US Department of Justice

https://www.justice.gov/human trafficking

International Human Trafficking Institute

https://www.lhtinstitute.org

Tel: (404) 835-4284

Office on Trafficking in Persons

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services

Washington, DC

https://acf.hhs.gov/otip

National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

thehotline.org

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