SummitCast #15 What can we do about child trafficking?

Human trafficking survives by hiding in plain sight. Traffickers use force, fraud and coercion to exploit victims.

Some statistics:
● The average age of trafficked persons is 12 to 14 years old.
● Babies as young as 6 months old are sold into sex slavery in America.
● America is the largest producer and consumer of child pornography.

In this show, we talk with Mary Kehoe, executive director of Shine a Light Network, about the problem of child and human trafficking.

*Resources*

► Shine a Light Network
https://shinealightnetwork.org/
The site includes local resources in each state

► National Human Trafficking Hotline
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/

*National organizations working to rescue trafficked children:*

► Association for the Recovery of Children
https://recoveryofchildren.org/

► Operation Underground Railroad
https://ourrescue.org/

*Articles about children being trafficked by cartels at the U.S. southern border:*

https://thetexan.news/texas-sex-trafficking-official-says-border-crisis-is-a-perfect-storm-of-vulnerability-for-children/

https://newstalk1130.iheart.com/featured/common-sense-central/content/2021-03-14-how-the-biden-administration-is-helping-cartels-traffic-young-migrants/

https://nypost.com/2021/03/22/mexican-drug-cartels-use-kids-as-decoys-to-smuggle-members-into-us/