How Traffickers Prey On Our Childhood Experiences

02/09/21 • 21 min

I Dare You - A Podcast by United Against Human Trafficking

Traffickers are master manipulators.
They twist past trauma to gain trust, build bonds, and even evoke love in their victims. This kind of emotional entanglement makes tricking a victim into human trafficking easy.
We don't have control over what happens to us, especially as children. So is trafficking avoidable? Or are we stuck with the cards we're dealt?
In this episode, we sit down with Sara Breuer, Education Coordinator at United Against Human Trafficking. We discuss childhood trauma, how human traffickers manipulate their victims, and how you can keep yourself and your families safe.
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Conspiracies, Social Media, and Human Trafficking

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Viral posts about human trafficking stormed the internet in 2020 - but how do we distinguish the truth from fake posts or partial truths?
How human trafficking is portrayed on social media and in news stories impacts survivors and anti-trafficking work.
In this episode, we sit down with Christa Mayfield, Education Director at Unbound Houston. We discuss harmful conspiracies, how survivors want to be portrayed in the media, and what you can do spread the truth about human trafficking.
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