This email contains some heavy, but important information about child sex trafficking.
John,
Understanding what child trafficking looks like is crucial for keeping our kids safe. In our communities, children are going back to school right now. One thing to remember is that children can be trafficked and still show up at school the next morning.
You might have heard that child trafficking involves a child being kidnapped, locked away, or crossing state/country lines. While trafficking can involve situations like these and we've supported children in such cases, we’ve seen this isn’t always or even usually what trafficking looks like. 
By definition, in the US, trafficking doesn't require moving children from place to place. This means that victims of child trafficking may continue to attend school, live at home, participate in sports, religious gatherings, and extracurriculars, all while trafficking is also going on. (Click here to learn more about what child sex trafficking looks like) 
The Minnesota Department of Health surveyed high schoolers and found that 1.4% had exchanged sex for something of value. That’s 5,000 students in Minnesota alone, and the researchers say it's likely an undercount.

This is why for more than a decade Love146 has been bringing Prevention Education to youth across the US – and we’re gearing up to do it again this school year. By donating to Love146, you’re ensuring that trained professionals are in schools and other community settings teaching youth skills to stay safe from trafficking and responding to youth who disclose abuse. 
DONATE
LEARN MORE ABOUT CHILD TRAFFICKING
VISIT OUR ONLINE SAFETY GUIDE
GET RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
SEE LOVE146’S CHILD TRAFFICKING PREVENTION IN SCHOOLS AND BEYOND
This back-to-school season, let's commit to understanding what child trafficking looks like, ensuring youth have the skills necessary to stay safe, and working towards a better future for our children. Join me on Love146's Instagram Live on September 6th at 11:30am EST, where I’ll be chatting with our Direction of US Prevention, Aria Flood, about efforts to stop child trafficking before it happens. 

Stay informed. Stay compassionate. Stay learning.:heart:
P.S. If you are an educator, counselor, or part of a PTA, consider bringing Love146’s prevention program, Not a Number, to your school. 
If you or someone you know is being trafficked, please call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888. If you have an emergency that cannot wait, please dial 911.
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Founded in 2002, Love146 journeys alongside children impacted by trafficking today and prevents the trafficking of children tomorrow. We connect the dots to understand how vulnerability operates in the lives of children, and intervene both to care for survivors who have been harmed and ultimately to prevent harm from happening in the first place. Our work is achieved through the power of relationships and collaboration, listening to those with lived experience and diverse backgrounds, scaling proven practices, and challenging the systems that leave children vulnerable. Our prevention and survivor care work has impacted more than 70,000 young people. Our core commitment is to do what is best for children.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD TRAFFICKING, VISIT OUR WEBSITE:
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