by Doug Bardwell | Jul 17, 2019 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
Human trafficking, forced marriage, and forced labor continue to be a seemingly unsolvable issue Four years ago, the United Nations voted unanimously to eradicate the 40 million people estimated to be in forced labor, forced marriages or sex slavery and human...
by Doug Bardwell | Jul 2, 2019 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
It’s common knowledge that sex traffickers follow the money. Unfortunate for Cleveland, this is where the big money spenders will be headed in early July. Even without the special events, Ohio is ranked fourth in the country for trafficking activity. Worsening...
by Doug Bardwell | Jun 25, 2019 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
Drugs and foster care are not a good combination Drugs can be a major factor causing children to fall for trafficking schemes. From having drug-dependent parents to having foster parents involved with drugs, these children are dangerously close to becoming easy prey...
by Doug Bardwell | May 29, 2019 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
When dealing with young children, abductors have a full bag of tricks at their disposal. Unless your child is aware, they will most certainly fall for one or more of them. Don’t take that chance – plan and practice these age appropriate responses from the...
by Doug Bardwell | May 21, 2019 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
I was having a conversation with a friend recently and he was disagreeing with some of my statistics about human trafficking. After quite some time, I realized he was thinking of human smuggling – not human trafficking. No wonder the conversation wasn’t...
by Doug Bardwell | May 1, 2019 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
Every once in a while, despite our hugely divisive Congress, the two sides of the aisle actually come together and pass meaningful legislation. Such was the case last April when they passed Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, and Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act,...
