Human trafficking happens across Connecticut, impacting both youth and adults. This #HumanTraffickingAwareness Month, local experts joined Lunch Break With The Village to help you understand the scope of human trafficking and how to protect yourself, your family and your community.
Learn about:
- Human trafficking prevention efforts
- Factors that lead to vulnerabilities
- Four approaches to stop human trafficking
- The power of advocacy and awareness
Our guests were Sharmese Walcott, State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Hartford; Krystal Rich, Executive Director for the Connecticut Children’s Alliance; and Erin Williamson, Chief Programs and Strategy Officer for Love146, a global organization dedicated to ending child trafficking and exploitation.
Additional resources:
- Learn about Connecticut Children’s Alliance
- Learn more about Love146
- View Erin Williamson’s 4 Approaches to Anti-Trafficking Work video
- Learn about the Regionalized Human Trafficking Recovery Taskforce (RHTRT) of the Greater Hartford Region
- View a previous episode with Krystal Rich on Child Abuse Prevention
- View a previous episode with Erin Williamsonon Human Trafficking in CT
Read a news article by Connecticut Public Radio about this episode: CT fight against human trafficking: insights from key figures and disturbing encounters by Maricarmen Cajahuaringa.