In recognition of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a child advocacy group in Montgomery is working to educate families on recognizing and preventing human trafficking, highlighting the diverse tactics traffickers use, including grooming techniques often employed by individuals known to the children. The organization stresses the importance of parental awareness and vigilance to safeguard children from this global crisis.
) - January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about a crisis affecting millions of people worldwide. According to the, more than 27.6 million people are subjected to human trafficking globally, and the River Region is not immune to this problem.
, a Montgomery-based child advocacy group, is working to educate families about recognizing and preventing human trafficking. The organization emphasizes that trafficking often looks different from what many people imagine. “Unfortunately, it is something that you do see everywhere,” said Kristen Roy, executive director of Child Protect. “It’s not necessarily the white van pulling up and snatching kids off of the street all of the time. It looks like our peers recruiting adolescents and kids into a lifestyle that’s not the best for them and could end up being a trafficking situation.”Traffickers often use manipulation tactics known as grooming techniques to target children. Roy said parents should watch for warning signs, many of which involve people children already know. “We call these grooming techniques,” Roy said. “Accepting extravagant gifts, giving money, promising extravagant trips, or things like that. That could be from peers trying to introduce them to traffickers or things in this arena, or it could be people that they know, like a coach, a youth minister, or a teacher. Unfortunately, more often times than not, it’s somebody that the children know.” Child Protect recommends parents remain aware of who their children are in communication with and watch for any deviations from normal behavior. Red flags include:Crash claims life of Citronelle woman
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