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Reporting Human Trafficking

If you believe you have identified a victim of human trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text 233733. This hotline can:

  • Provide assistance or connect you with local resources to help victims
  • Report tips and information to law enforcement
  • Coordinate emergency response as needed

State and National Partners

On the state and national level, we partner with leading anti-trafficking organizations including:

Films

Sex Trafficking in America: PBS Frontline

The documentary unveils the harrowing tales of young women coerced into prostitution, portraying the efforts of a dedicated police unit aiming to eradicate this form of sexual exploitation, while shedding light on the grooming and selling of victims as well as the strategies employed by law enforcement to target traffickers and buyers.

Very Young Girls

Very Young Girls is an exposé of human trafficking that follows 13- and 14-year-old American girls as they are seduced, abused, and sold on New York’s streets by pimps, and treated as adult criminals by police.

Tricked: Inside America’s Sex Trade

This documentary explores the burgeoning sex industry propelled by the internet, portraying a grim reality through the lens of victims, pimps, customers, parents, and law enforcers across various U.S. cities, and highlighting the consequences faced by the entrapped individuals while shedding light on the initiatives taken by some law enforcement and legislators to bring about a change​.

In Plain Sight

This doc focuses on six modern-day abolitionists as they fight sex trafficking across America. Journeying to six US cities, the film opens the viewer’s eyes to what’s happening down the street “in plain sight.” Through engaging interviews with numerous victims of the darkness of sex trafficking, stories of hope and freedom emerge as each survivor shares how her life was impacted.

Nefarious: Merchant of Souls

The documentary provides an in-depth exploration of the modern-day slave trafficking industry by showcasing the places where slaves are sold, work, and are confined, while also capturing the dreadful experiences and the triumphant testimonies of survivors to instill hope.

Not My Life

Filmed on five continents, in a dozen countries, Not My Life takes viewers into a world where millions of children are exploited through an astonishing array of practices including forced labor, sex tourism, sexual exploitation, and child soldiering.

Girl Rising

Girl Rising launched as a nonprofit after witnessing the power of storytelling to catalyze change. The stories of nine ordinary, extraordinary girls in the original Girl Rising film help spark a global movement for girls’ education.

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This short documentary produced by the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office delves into the problem of sexual exploitation in the nation’s largest county.

Books

Scars & Stilettos

by Harmony (Dust) Grillo:

Harmony Grillo’s narrative unfolds her struggles from being abandoned at thirteen and falling into a toxic, exploitative relationship, to finding herself in a strip club under a controlling pimp, and ultimately discovering a path to freedom and a new life.

Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery

by Siddharth Kara:

Siddharth Kara provides an account of the global sex trafficking industry across four continents, revealing its devastating human toll and the economic forces that drive this illicit trade, while shedding light on the staggering profits generated from the exploitation of sex slaves for commercial sex.

Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight

by Stephanie Hepburn:

This comprehensive study delves into the dark realms of sex trafficking, forced labor, organ trafficking, and sex tourism across 24 nations, shedding light on the experiences of victims, perpetrators, and those fighting against this brutal trade through an integration of statistical data, media sources, case documents, and interviews​.

Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls are Not for Sale

 by Rachel Lloyd:

Rachel Lloyd exposes the grim world of commercial sex trafficking, narrates her journey of founding a nonprofit organization, and shares the transformative stories of the girls aided through this initiative, all while highlighting her own path to healing​.

The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today

by Kevin Bales, Ron Soodalter:

The book unravels the disturbing reality of human trafficking and modern-day slavery in the United States, demonstrating that these severe human rights violations are occurring right under our noses, often unnoticed like the dishwasher at the local restaurant or the children selling goods on the street corners.

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