Bought and Sold: How One Woman Survived Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is often intertwined with domestic violence By DomesticShelters.org Lee* met her trafficker when she was just 18 years old. He was 28. She told him she wanted to…
Common Threads – Human Trafficking in North Carolina – PSA from Project No Rest
ProjectNOREST Survivors of human trafficking can be anyone and anywhere. Their stories may be different but they have some things in common. Harold, Cindy, Jorge and Kerri are composite characters…
Human Trafficking Awareness
Do survivors have to be sexually exploited for it to be considered human trafficking? No. Under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, the U.S. government…
Legal Help for Domestic Violence Issues
A helpline specifically for legal assistance in domestic violence cases Dec 14, 2020 By Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD Domestic violence often brings legal concerns into survivors’ lives. For the first…
Thank You Coastal Heritage Seafood ~~~ 2020 Hyde County Hotline HOPE Sponsor
Thank You Coastal Heritage Seafood 2020 Hyde County Hotline HOPE Sponsor
Do Abusive Men Change?
A man* benefits from controlling his intimate partner. Why would he want to change? Many men report feeling happier and more at peace when they end their controlling behavior. Their…
Internet Crimes Against Children Spikes in North Carolina
Internet crimes against children has spiked in North Carolina according to numbers from the NC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. It is no surprise, however. After the FBI released…
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
NC Stop Human Trafficking melinda@ncstophumantrafficking.org via em.secureserver.net How domestic violence relates to human trafficking is oftentimes an actual cornerstone in the victimization process for many survivors. Many instances of human…
NC ranks 16th in the U.S. for the number of active criminal human trafficking cases
From the Federal Human Trafficking Report: North Carolina ranks 16th in the United States* in 2019 for the number of active criminal human trafficking cases making their way through federal…
Recognizing the Signs of Human Trafficking
Share As the U.S. anti-trafficking movement has grown in our understanding of this diverse and complex crime, we are learning more about how specific people, such as medical professionals, teachers,…