by Doug Bardwell | Mar 10, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
With more than 69 million images of exploited and abused children found online last year, Ohio Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (16th District of Ohio) and colleagues across the aisle, have put through a bill for increased funding in the form of a 2021 budget request of...
by Doug Bardwell | Mar 3, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
I’m a fan of people shining a light on Human Trafficking. Anything that can create awareness is a welcome endeavor, and I am usually amazed at how many different ways it can be done. Such was the situation last year when my alma mater sponsored Unchained, a...
by Doug Bardwell | Feb 25, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
John Clark, a parent of a victim to sex trafficking, relates how insidious and how slowly traffickers begin courting your child. It’s a long game and can take years, but by developing the relationship slowly, the child doesn’t realize there’s a...
by Doug Bardwell | Feb 18, 2020 | Doug's posts, Things To Do
and No, it’s never too early or late to get started. Recently, a reader contacted me after reading “Three ways to protect kids online”. She was concerned having the conversation with a young child, so I thought this article might pull together some hints for...
by Doug Bardwell | Feb 11, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts, Uncategorized
Now’s not the time to be holding hotel stocks if this article is correct. According to USA Today, three major chains are about to be sued for ignoring human trafficking in some their properties. According to the article, Choice Hotels International, Inc.,...
by Doug Bardwell | Feb 4, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
At the end of January, President Trump signed an executive order to combat human trafficking and child exploitation. A two-hour meeting was held to hear from sex trafficked victims and to sign the order. According to this article in the New York Times, however,...
