by Doug Bardwell | Aug 6, 2019 | Doug's posts, Resources
If you are in Cleveland or Northeast Ohio and need help, here’s a list of 21 local websites and phone numbers to keep handy, plus eight more national numbers. Here are numbers to call for help with child abuse, child abduction, human trafficking, sex...
by Doug Bardwell | Jul 30, 2019 | Doug's posts, Resources
It’s almost guaranteed to be uncomfortable to start – but it’s so important that you press on and have this conversation. Human trafficking can happen at any time, so make sure your child knows the facts as soon as they are able to comprehend the...
by Doug Bardwell | Jun 13, 2019 | Doug's posts, Resources
Most people who have an interest in preventing human trafficking know that there is a National Human Trafficking Hotline number to call when you see something suspicious. What they don’t know, is what they are getting involved with. What are their expectations?...
by Doug Bardwell | Feb 12, 2019 | Doug's posts, Resources
Plenty! It’s common to hear that sex trafficked victims are often led to believe that they can’t survive on their own. That they won’t have anyone to look after them – providing meals or shelter. It’s a common pattern for traffickers to...
by Doug Bardwell | Oct 31, 2018 | Doug's posts, Resources
Survey after survey has shown that commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a serious problem. When you hear of child sex trafficking, we are describing the same issue. Other things that surveys have discovered are that runaways and homeless children are...
by Doug Bardwell | Oct 9, 2018 | Doug's posts, Resources
When life is most frantic, it’s good to have a number to call or a place to turn. Luckily, there are many websites and organizations poised and ready to jump into action…if you know how to reach them. Hoping no one ever needs this list, but if they do, I hope you’ll...
