Congress: Mandate human trafficking training for medical professionals

Originally published on Polaris.com Last October, a doctor was examining a female patient in the emergency room, when suddenly she slipped him a note: “I have a tracker in me.” At first, the doctor was skeptical. But the x-ray showed it clearly: a tiny metallic identifier often used for pets,…

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Help Promote the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline

We know that human trafficking is a complicated crime. But sometimes, there are simple actions that can make a world of difference to a survivor. Last year, more than 1,600 survivors of human trafficking reached out to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline or Polaris’s BeFree Textline to get…

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