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,...
by Doug Bardwell | Apr 23, 2019 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
Parents typically don’t talk about it. Schools rarely talk about it. Even churches don’t talk about it. (I’ve been attending regularly for 70+ years and I never remember it being mentioned even once.) We’re referring to teaching young men that...
by Doug Bardwell | Apr 16, 2019 | Doug's posts, Things To Do
Would you be surprised if your teen daughter was involved in an incident of dating violence, and she didn’t tell you about it? I would have been, and I suspect you would be too. Unfortunately, according to this article by Kate Rogers on Thompson Reuters Foundation...
by Doug Bardwell | Apr 9, 2019 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
Figured it was time to take a moment and get some feedback from you, our readers. We all want to stop human trafficking; but, what is it we can specifically do for you? Do you need help? Are you in trouble? Do you know someone you think is in trouble or might veer...
by Doug Bardwell | Apr 2, 2019 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
Sometimes government can reach bipartisan agreement and actually get things done. Such is the case in Florida’s legislature. In mid-March 2019, the House PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee approved a measure to add human trafficking education to the health education...
by Doug Bardwell | Mar 26, 2019 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
Living with drug-addicted grandparents, Hollie Daniels ended up on drugs herself, trying to escape a life she wasn’t prepared for. By age 15, she found herself involved in prostitution, and for 17 years she was in and out of the justice system. According to her...
