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How to Safely Report Cyberbullying and Harassment

Elijah Ugoh

Dec 163 min read

How to Safely Report Cyberbullying and Harassment

Learn how to recognize, report, and effectively stop cyberbullying while staying safe online.

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Mental Health Challenges Faced by DMST Survivors

Elijah Ugoh

Nov 194 min read

Mental Health Challenges Faced by DMST Survivors

Understand the mental health challenges that people who survived DMST face, and learn ways they can deal with them.

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Legal Support and Advocacy for DMST Survivors

Elijah Ugoh

Aug 144 min read

Legal Support and Advocacy for DMST Survivors

Learn how legal efforts help protect child sex trafficking survivors and offer the justice and support they need to heal and rebuild.

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How Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) Impacts Families

Elijah Ugoh

May 223 min read

How Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) Impacts Families

Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking has devastating impacts on both victims and their families. These are challenges these families deal with.

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How to Reduce the Risk of Revictimization for Survivors of DMST

Elijah Ugoh

Apr 154 min read

How to Reduce the Risk of Revictimization for Survivors of DMST

Here’s what you can do to protect domestic minor sex trafficking survivors from being revictimized.

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4 Devastating Impacts of Child Sex Trafficking on Victims' Quality of Life

Elijah Ugoh

Apr 4, 20223 min read

4 Devastating Impacts of Child Sex Trafficking on Victims' Quality of Life

Victims of child sex trafficking go through much pain and suffering. Here are four (4) devastating effects of sex trafficking on the victims

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Elijah Ugoh

Mar 22, 20223 min read

How to Teach Your Teens Online Safety

In an era where kids get access to the internet at an early age, it has become increasingly necessary to ensure the online safety of kids.

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What are the Risk Factors for Child Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor?

Elijah Ugoh

Mar 16, 20223 min read

What are the Risk Factors for Child Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor?

Risk factors that expose children to sex trafficking and forced labor do range from poverty and family dysfunction to illegal migration.

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At What Age Should Your Child Have a Phone?

Elijah Ugoh

Mar 9, 20224 min read

At What Age Should Your Child Have a Phone?

What's the right age for a child or teenager to start using a smartphone? See our answer to this and several other important questions.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Child Abuse

Elijah Ugoh

Feb 9, 20223 min read

Frequently Asked Questions about Child Abuse

Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about child abuse. Learn how to respond to a suspected child abuse case.

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Can we have a world where every child can simply be a kid?

Elijah Ugoh

Jan 26, 20223 min read

Can we have a world where every child can simply be a kid?

As we start 2022, here are our thoughts on keeping our children safe and about creating a world where every child can simply be a kid.

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Trucking and Human Trafficking: How Truck Stops are Used for Sex Trafficking

Elijah Ugoh

Jan 12, 20223 min read

Trucking and Human Trafficking: How Truck Stops are Used for Sex Trafficking

Truckers and truck stops across the U.S. provide enabling environment for human traffickers to exploit women and girls for commercial sex.

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How to Observe The National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11 This Year

Elijah Ugoh

Jan 5, 20223 min read

How to Observe The National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11 This Year

January is recognized in the US at the National HumanTrafficking Awareness month. Here's how you can participate this January.

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Using Technology to Combat Child Trafficking: Tech Solutions for Lasting Impact

Elijah Ugoh

Dec 15, 20214 min read

Using Technology to Combat Child Trafficking: Tech Solutions for Lasting Impact

Researchers have explored and developed tech tools for effectively fighting child trafficking in our communities. Anyone can use these tools

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Recommendations for Faith-Based Partnerships to Combat Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking

Elijah Ugoh

Dec 1, 20213 min read

Recommendations for Faith-Based Partnerships to Combat Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking

Faith-based organizations play a critical role in combating domestic minor sex trafficking. Here are ways that they can assist today.

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Elijah Ugoh

Oct 20, 20213 min read

What is Sextortion?

Sextortion occurs when a person blackmails someone else, forcing them to share sexual images & videos of themselves in exchange for a favor

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Trauma-Informed Approach to Addressing Human Trafficking: What Does it Mean & Why is it Important?

Elijah Ugoh

Oct 6, 20213 min read

Trauma-Informed Approach to Addressing Human Trafficking: What Does it Mean & Why is it Important?

The trauma-informed approach of caring for trafficking survivors is designed to strengthen and help survivors regain control of their lives.

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Anyone Can Help Fight Human Trafficking: Here are 21 Ways You Can Help

Elijah Ugoh

Sep 28, 20214 min read

Anyone Can Help Fight Human Trafficking: Here are 21 Ways You Can Help

Anyone can join in the fight against sex and human trafficking. Here are 20 ways you can help.

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FBI Child Exploitation & Human Trafficking Task Forces in New York & West Virginia Put DMST Offender

Elijah Ugoh

Sep 21, 20214 min read

FBI Child Exploitation & Human Trafficking Task Forces in New York & West Virginia Put DMST Offender

The FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Forces in New York & West Virginia recently arrested two sex trafficking offenders.

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What Can I Do When I Notice a Sex Trafficking Situation Around Me?

Elijah Ugoh

Sep 14, 20213 min read

What Can I Do When I Notice a Sex Trafficking Situation Around Me?

For any suspected case of online sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, you can report a tip on the CyberTipline website 24 hours every day

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