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    • Letter from a Survivor
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    • Communicating with Youth
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    • Terminology
    • Develop Your Safety Plan
    • Responding to a Disclosure or Crisis
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    • Our Curriculum for Kids 8-11: Free to Be
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Know the Signs

What are some signs that a child might be at risk or experiencing human trafficking?

This list is not exhaustive. What you are looking for is likely a combination of these factors. You may notice this in a child at school, the playground, or even as one of your child’s friends.

  • Alone time with adults who are not trusted family or friends
  • Taking sexualized images or videos of themselves
  • Posting sexualized images of themselves online
  • Secret social media accounts
  • Using terms that seem inappropriate for their age, such as “wifey”
  • Suddenly having an interest in a boy or girl who is older than them
  • Moody and fearful reactions to certain places they used to feel safe, like school or a playground or a friend’s house
  • Wearing clothing that is sexualized
  • Sudden appearance of gifts or money that they did not receive from you or a trusted family member or friend
  • Drops in grades
  • Sudden avoidance of school or attempts to not go to school
  • Depression or sudden outbursts, mood swings
  • Starts drinking or using drugs
  • Expressions of wanting to harm or kill themselves
  • Running away or attempting to not come home
  • Communicating online with people they do not know
  • Communicating with adults online
  • Attempts to conceal who they talk to online
  • Having a mobile phone that was not given to them by a caregiver
  • Lack of friends and peer social support network

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