Upcoming events, a chance to watch webinars from last month, and commentary on HBO's Euphoria.

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Join the contributors of the public health textbook, The Historical Roots of Human Trafficking, as they discuss the intersectional issues of history, race, trafficking, and public health in the virtual discussion, "How Did We Get Here?" Sign up for the February 24th event to hear Love146 leadership Aria Flood, Director of US Prevention, and Erin Williamson, Vice President of Global Programs, consider these topics.

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While many child trafficking prevention education curricula have been developed, to date, none of them have undergone a rigorous external outcome evaluation to show evidence-based impact. But that is about to change. After years of curriculum development and implementation, Love146’s Not a Number prevention education curriculum will be evaluated by Lisa Jones, Ph.D. and her team at the University of New Hampshire’s Crimes Against Children Research Center.

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Euphoria is a show that debuted in 2019 on HBO with Zendaya in the lead role of 17-year-old Rue. The plot follows a group of high school students as they maneuver how to handle identity, trauma, drug addiction, love, and friendship. And in season 2, a child trafficking plotline may be developing. Although this show is at times depressing and disheartening, it is also one of the more typical depictions of how children are exploited (unlike the movie Taken). It is powerful that HBO decided to share this story with large audiences, especially those who are at risk for trafficking.

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A few weeks ago, we hosted a webinar about how to have simple conversations that make a difference. Now you can watch the recap of this round table conversation, it's posted as Session 3 of our Web Series right here ([link removed]) .

All 3 sessions of the web series free web series to make sure that you’ve got accurate info to do your part stopping child trafficking.

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Do you hate child trafficking? Do you approach life as a listener & learner? Do you love to collaborate & work with a diverse group of people towards a common goal? Do you laugh a whole lot?

Then consider joining the team! We're hiring several positions in right now, including Social Workers in Connecticut, an HR Generalist in Connecticut, and a Prevention Program Assistant in Atlanta.

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We would all want to see a world free of violence, harm, and exploitation. But how we go about it, we don’t always agree on. There’s widespread agreement in the anti-trafficking movement that we have to address the social determinants that make people vulnerable, such as housing insecurity, poverty, discrimination. But one thing anti-human trafficking experts remain deeply divided on is the spectrum of legal stances regarding commercial sex — such as questions of legalizing or decriminalizing prostitution, sex trade reform, and how to draw the line between voluntary sex work, exploitation, and trafficking. Love146's Vice President of Global Programs and Strategy Erin Williamson joined a panel discussion to discuss these intersecting topics.

VIEW A RECAP OF THE WHOLE CONVERSATION ([link removed])

When you use Amazon Smile, Amazon donates 0.5% of qualifying purchases to a charity of your choice. (That’s right. You don’t pay for the donation, and neither do we!) So for every $100 you spend, $0.50 is donated! Ok, ok, maybe it doesn’t seem like much, but it really adds up for us! In fact, through the years, Love146 supporters have raised a whopping $40,000 simply by using Amazon Smile while they shop.

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When claims are made that “the Super Bowl is the largest human trafficking event,” additional damage comes to the credibility of the anti-trafficking movement and organizations like us that are a part of it. When myths like these fall apart (as they should and must), we at Love146 are still sitting here beside the children we care for — children who really have been trafficked and exploited. If we’re going to succeed in ending child trafficking, we need people to trust us when we say what we actually do know: the problem is real, and it’s not all hype.

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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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