A TikTok recently went viral that told an incorrect story about how car seats were being left out to lure women & kidnap them for sex trafficking...

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As we enter November, we're eager to share some updates and reflections about our work to end child trafficking, and the ways you can continue supporting the mission...

Our inability as a society to see and believe men and boys can be sexually victimized is troubling. A story in the news this week is a reminder that men and boys are being victimized. And they are being ignored and dismissed far too often. This week, professional hockey player Kyle Beach spoke publicly about sexual assault allegations against a coach from the Chicago Blackhawks, Brad Aldrich. Our team commented on how men need to be acknowledged and supported after victimization — and why this matters for those working to end child trafficking.

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Big news: AmazonSmile is now available on your Amazon mobile app! By using AmazonSmile, you can support Love146 when shopping for everyday purchases, or even while shopping for gifts. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price from all of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases back to us. This really adds up! Those of you using AmazonSmile have generated more than $40,000 to support our work ending child trafficking.

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A TikTok recently went viral that told an incorrect story about how car seats were being left out to lure and kidnap women for sex trafficking. Beyond damaging the credibility of the movement, the National Human Trafficking Hotline often experiences an increased number of erroneous calls that tie up their phone lines. Very few cases of human trafficking involve kidnapping and Love146 has never seen any of the traps described in these viral videos in our work with victims.

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Love146's Director of Communications shares, "In school, when I was being trained to do advertising work, we were taught to highlight a pain point, and then provide the solution. All in a matter of seconds. Create an itch, and tell someone how to scratch it. Applied to social issues, this often looks like making audiences as uncomfortable as possible using the most intense and terrible details in a client’s life... This can seem effective at raising money in the short term, but we’re nonprofits, and money isn’t our bottom line." If this is intriguing, learn more about how Love146 handles heavy topics, being sensitive to an audience's individual issues through language.

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Love146 has never had a gift catalog like this, but it's finally our time! With so many friends, colleagues, and family members to find gifts for, (and with shipping delays and shortages afoot), it can be a stressful time for finding a meaningful gift that your loved ones really want. But this year give a gift that truly will be life changing by choosing something from this Love146 gift catalog. Look out for the catalog via email, social media, and our website next week!

Love146 was featured in a Reuters fact check about rising human trafficking numbers. We have no way to know or say with any certainty that trafficking is at an all-time high. Still, we do know the problem is real, and Love146 has cared for thousands of victims — including new youth coming into our care each month. It is with humility over the past few years that we at Love146 have looked more closely at the problem of outdated or questionable estimates and trends being presented as hard facts. Misuse of information and statistics discredits the movement and doesn’t truly equip people to address trafficking in their own communities.

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Even though Hispanic Heritage Month has now passed, we continue to celebrate the incredible and diverse voices that make up the Love146 Team.

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Our college leaders are incredibly important to our work. College is a crossroads where children are becoming adults. Many are independent for the first time, some are financially unstable, and ultimately, vulnerability to exploitation remains. Understanding the reality of trafficking, recognizing the signs, and knowing how to get help is critical for a younger generation. We are so proud and thankful of their work.

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It's November, which means #GivingTuesday is around the corner! #GivingTuesday encourages people to give back in whatever ways they can. Since it's the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, it's a part of the holiday season of being grateful and giving back.

Make sure to save the date!

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* Provides a child recovering from trafficking with holistic care, journeying alongside them for as long as it takes.

* Meets a young person’s practical needs of food, healthcare, and education as they heal.

* Supports a survivor to access and succeed in higher education and employment.

* Helps a victim to seek justice against their traffickers.

* Prevents trafficking by helping a child understand vulnerability, spot the signs of trafficking, identify healthy support systems, and learn skills they need to stay safe.

* Responds to a child who may be in danger by going to meet with them, listen to them, give them resources, and help them understand if they've been victimized.

* Equips a professional with an up-to-date and research-based child trafficking prevention curriculum, bringing it to youth in schools, juvenile justice and child welfare agencies, and other community settings.

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