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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Alyssa and Caitlin speak with Jeanne Allert, PhD, creator of the Institute for Shelter Care and founder of The Samaritan Women, about familial trafficking and the importance of shelter care for victims and survivors.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Alyssa and Caitlin discuss law enforcement's role in anti-trafficking with former human trafficking detective, Joseph Scaramucci.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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In this episode of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Alyssa Grzesiak and Monica Naranjo interview Ashley Pelto, the Equal Justice America Human Trafficking Fellow at Greater Boston Legal Services, and Johanna Lee, a Staff Attorney at Global Labor Justice. They talk about their time as previous Douglass Fellows and their continued involvement in the anti-trafficking movement.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

You can read Ashleigh’s bio here, and Johanna’s bio here.

You can read Ashleigh’s Note on Criminal Record Relief for Human Trafficking Survivors

in the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law, and Johanna’s Douglass Fellowship article Exploring TVPA as a Promising Tool for Corporate Accountability in the Columbia Human Rights Law Review Online.

To learn more about Equal Justice Works, you can check out this website. For more information on Global Labor Justice, you can visit this website.

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In this episode of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Alyssa Grzesiak and Monica Naranjo interview Tanya Gould, the Anti-Human Trafficking Director for the Virginia Office of the Attorney General. They talk about Tanya’s solutionist perspective on stopping human trafficking and the importance of survivor input in the anti-trafficking movement.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

You can read Tanya’s bio here.

To learn more about how the language you use matters, you can check out survivor-written posts like this one.

You can find more information about the Virginia OAG’s anti-trafficking initiative here.

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In this episode of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Alyssa Grzesiak and Monica Naranjo interview Janie Chuang, Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law. They talk about her work as U.N. Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and her vast anti-trafficking scholarship portfolio.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

You can read Professor Chuang’s bio here.

For more information about the impact of the U.S. A.U. Pair Program on migrant women, the coining of the term “exploitation creep”, and more, you can read Professor Chuang’s publications.

You can learn more about the Anti-Trafficking Review here, and Human Rights Watch here.

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In this episode of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Alyssa Grzesiak and Monica Naranjo interview Mike Feinmel, former Henrico prosecutor and current Deputy County Manager for Public Safety. They discuss how to establish a prosecution framework for human trafficking and the lessons Mike learned during his time as a prosecutor.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

You can read Mike Feinmel’s bio here.

For more information about the Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, you can visit their website.

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In this episode of the third season of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Alyssa Grzesiak and Monica Naranjo interview Rochelle Keyhan, the founder and CEO of Collective Liberty. They talk about how Rochelle recognized a gap in human trafficking investigations and created her own solution by founding Collective Liberty, and the power of data-driven advocacy.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

You can read Rochelle Keyhan’s bio here.

You can learn more about Collective Liberty and its tech-forward solutions to human trafficking here.

For more information about Collective Liberty’s involvement at the 2022 World Games, you can visit this website.

To contact Alyssa or Monica, please email podcast@traffickinginstitute.org

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In the first episode of the third season of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Alyssa Grzesiak and Monica Naranjo go over recent updates and reports in the anti-trafficking world. They also introduce themselves and HTI’s third Douglass Fellow, Bekah Carey.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

Check on the 2022 reauthorization of the TVPA’s progress here.

You can view Shared Hope’s 2022 Report Cards here.

You can read Polaris’s analysis of the 2021 National Human Trafficking Hotline data here.

You can reference NCMEC’s Attorney Manual here.

To contact Alyssa or Monica, please email podcast@traffickinginstitute.org.

Produced by Alyssa Grzesiak, Monica Naranjo, and Alicen Rodolph

Edited by Alicen Rodolph

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