Caroline Ackerman: Dispelling Myths Around Sex Trafficking

04/13/22 • 26 min

Caroline Ackerman serves as Managing Attorney of Maryland cases and Special Projects at the Amara Legal Center, which provides free legal services to survivors of sex trafficking. Prior to working at Amara, she was an attorney at the New York City Administration for Children's Services. We spoke with Ms. Ackerman about common misconceptions people have about sex trafficking and the need for trauma-informed and survivor-centered lawyering when handling sex trafficking cases.

To learn more about Ms. Ackerman's work with the Amara Legal Center, click (here).

To learn more about Ms. Ackerman's work with the Amara Legal Center, click (here).

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