{"id":1705,"date":"2022-03-30T10:49:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T14:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/?p=1705"},"modified":"2022-03-30T11:01:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T15:01:00","slug":"as-if-they-didnt-have-enough-to-worry-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2022\/03\/30\/as-if-they-didnt-have-enough-to-worry-about\/","title":{"rendered":"As if they didn&#8217;t have enough to worry about&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-subtitle stk-block-subtitle stk-block stk-bd97fe7\" data-block-id=\"bd97fe7\"><p class=\"stk-block-subtitle__text stk-subtitle has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ukrainian women and children are precisely the type of people human traffickers target<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220330_BBC-News_night3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220330_BBC-News_night3.jpg 976w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220330_BBC-News_night3-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 976px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>Refugees in need of transportation | Photo credit BBC NEWS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All you have to do is read the <em><strong>Signs of Vulnerability<\/strong><\/em> list on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/humantraffickinghotline.org\/human-trafficking\/recognizing-signs\" target=\"_blank\">Human Trafficking Hotline website:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"red-message\"><em>People may be vulnerable to trafficking if they<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"red-message wp-block-list\"><li><em>Have an unstable living situation<\/em><\/li><li><em>Have previously experienced other forms of violence such as sexual abuse or domestic violence<\/em><\/li><li><em>Have run away or are involved in the juvenile justice or child welfare system<\/em><\/li><li><em>Are undocumented immigrants<\/em><\/li><li><em>Are facing poverty or economic need<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s the WHY!  and this crisis in Ukraine is the HOW! people are liable to be targeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take just five minutes to read this recent article by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/topics\/cne6kq5evr5t\" target=\"_blank\">Katya Alder<\/a> on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-60891801\" target=\"_blank\">BBC News<\/a> to see how traffickers are eagerly awaiting new refugees. Thank goodness for people like Margherita Husmanov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220330-margarita-husmanova-by-BBC-News.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220330-margarita-husmanova-by-BBC-News.jpg 976w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/220330-margarita-husmanova-by-BBC-News-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 976px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>Margherita Husmanov | Photo credit BBC NEWS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to help, let&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2022-03-25\/popes-peace-prayer-for-ukraine-recalls-ancient-prophesy#:~:text=The%20text%20of%20Francis'%20prayer,peace%20spread%20throughout%20the%20world.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follow the Pope&#8217;s lead and pray constantly<\/a> for peace between Ukraine and Russia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Dougs-Bio-8-21-w-divider-dots.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Dougs-Bio-8-21-w-divider-dots.jpg 756w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Dougs-Bio-8-21-w-divider-dots-480x323.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 756px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13 More articles you might find valuable:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2020\/01\/01\/has-your-childs-school-taken-the-first-step\/\">Has your child\u2019s school taken the first step?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2020\/01\/07\/10-ways-you-can-help-end-trafficking\/\">10 Ways you can help end trafficking<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2018\/04\/24\/can-you-believe-human-zoos-existed-in-this-country\/\">Can you believe human zoos existed in this country?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2018\/08\/29\/what-to-tell-your-child-before-its-too-late\/\">What to tell your child before it\u2019s too late<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2018\/06\/07\/the-worst-thing-your-child-wont-tell-you\/\">The worst thing your child won\u2019t tell you<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2018\/05\/12\/make-a-friend-save-a-trafficking-victim\/\">Make a friend \u2013 save a trafficking victim<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2018\/05\/24\/learning-the-facts-about-sexual-violence-these-stats-are-incredible\/\">Learning the facts about sexual violence \u2013 these stats are incredible<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2019\/02\/07\/st-josephine-bakhita-patron-saint-of-trafficking-victims\/\">St. Josephine Bakhita \u2013 patron saint of recovering trafficking victims<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2019\/02\/19\/learn-the-dangerous-language-of-human-traffickers-before-your-child-does\/\">Learn the dangerous language of human traffickers before your child does<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2018\/04\/05\/look-beneath-the-surface-would-you-recognized-someone-being-trafficked\/\">Look beneath the surface \u2013 would you recognize someone being trafficked?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2019\/12\/10\/three-ways-to-protect-kids-online\/\">Three ways to protect kids online<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2020\/01\/21\/wth-are-these-preteens-thinking\/\">WTH are these preteens thinking?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/recent-posts\/latest-posts\/\">More of our latest articles<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-5c95456\" data-block-id=\"5c95456\"><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refugees are the perfect targets for human traffickers &#8211; 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