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Preventing Child Trafficking: Common Signs and How You Can Respond

Child trafficking is real. It occurs in plain sight, but if we learn what to look for and what to do, we can protect our kids from predators

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Preventing child sex trafficking: understanding why men want sex with children

Discover the shocking truth behind child sex trafficking and why people are drawn to it. Learn how to take a stand and protect your children

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Preventing Child Sex Trafficking

Understanding why children go willing with traffickers gives us clues for interrupting the process

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Who are these victims of childhood trauma and where are the good rescuers?

There are millions of us who experienced childhood trauma through a parent leaving, witnessing arguing and fighting, being neglected or...

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Here's how to know if your rescuer is good for you (or not)

If you survived childhood abuse, you're at high risk for toxic relationships. Here's how to know if your relationship is toxic or not.

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Do I really have a purpose?

For many of us, our purpose is found in what we literally do or who we are with rather than in who we are. So, when what we do is...

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NEW STUDY CAN SAVE THE LIVES OF FOSTER CHILDREN

Foster care is supposed help children stay safe, overcome trauma, and grow up to create successful lives for themselves. But that didn't...

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SUCCESSFUL SURVIVORS FOUNDATION HELPS VICTIMS OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA FIND THEIR VOICE

We are successful survivors of childhood trauma and allies who speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. We also prepare survivors...

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