Tag: human trafficking
Be on the lookout for human trafficking
Each year, the joy of the Derby is marred by the knowledge that such large high-profile events can result in increased instances of sex...
Results of UofL child trafficking study reveal opportunities for education, training...
Findings of the two-year University of Louisville Human Trafficking Research Initiative’s Project PIVOT: Prevention and Intervention for Victims of Trafficking, include both practice and...
Beyond Derby pageantry, victim advocates plead for trafficking awareness
If you live in Louisville, it’s hard to be unaware of the Kentucky Derby and the visitors it attracts to the city. But not...
Across disciplines, UofL is developing expertise to help sex trafficking victims
She could be the girl next door. With strawberry blonde hair and a lightly freckled face, Cotie is 26 but could pass for half-a-dozen...
Derby fans: Know these signs to help potential sex trafficking victims
Amidst the fun and excitement of the Kentucky Derby each year, signs of a dark world arise – the dark world of sex trafficking,...
UofL, Harvard and USF develop model to teach signs of human...
As many as 88 percent of human trafficking victims in the United States interact with a health care professional while they are being exploited....
UofL researchers discover ‘alarming’ sex trafficking trends among homeless youth
University of Louisville researchers found that 40 percent of the homeless youth surveyed in Louisville and southern Indiana reported they had been victims of...