This is what happened when a trafficking victim finally got the chance to run

Originally published on MARKETPLACE.org on March 3, 2016 By Dan Gorenstein Note: This is the second of a three-part series about human trafficking and health care. You can find to the first part, about the challenges of identifying trafficking victims when they seek medical attention, here. Find the third part,…

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You Can Get PTSD From Staying In An Emotionally Abusive Relationship

Emotionally Abusive RelationshiOriginally published on Your Tango on March 3, 2016 By Jennifer Williams-Fields. I wanted to leave, but I didn’t know how… Stop. Just stop asking why a woman is so stupid and so weak when she stays in an abusive relationship. There’s no answer you can possibly understand.…

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Three men arrested for alleged sex trafficking of minors

Originally published in The Vacaville Reporter on March 1, 2016 By Sally Schilling. Fairfield police worked with FBI and Air Force investigators over the weekend on a human trafficking operation that led to the arrest of three men — one from Vacaville — for alleged sex trafficking of underage girls.…

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Meet the 24-Year-Old Who Could Dramatically Change U.S. Sexual Assault Law

Originally published on Elle on February 29, 2016 By MATTIE KAHN. Amanda Nguyen is on a mission to fix a broken system. When she was 22 years old, Amanda Nguyen was raped. Within 24 hours of the assault, Nguyen did exactly what she was supposed to: She went to the…

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