Human trafficking is a devastating and urgent crime that affects every country and community around the world. But it is an issue that is often hidden in plain sight. Children make up almost one-third of trafficked persons worldwide. The voices of these children need to be heard. …

As a new school year begins, and education professionals establish and re-establish respectful and caring relationships with students, parents, and coworkers, we open channels of communication. These channels are critical in building the safe spaces needed for noting child safeguarding and protection concerns, receiving disclosures of abuse, and reporting concerns…

Today marks another grave milestone in Ukraine: six months of war. Six months, 5,237 civilian deaths, 10,321,348 border crossings, 6,184,964 refugees across Europe. Among those displaced, the largest group constitutes children, with two out of three Ukrainian children having been displaced by the war. …

Human trafficking is a devastating and urgent crime that affects every country and community around the world. But it is an issue that is often hidden in plain sight. Children make up almost one-third of trafficked persons worldwide. The voices of these children need to be heard. …

July 30th is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons which aims to raise global awareness and support to end human trafficking. Human trafficking is a devastating and urgent issue that affects every country and community around the world. …

Words have power. Our words define, describe, and assign meaning to issues and events. The words we use are essential to expressing ourselves to others and fostering understanding. As we discussed in Part 1 of this blog series, using proper terminology when discussing child protection issues is especially critical. A…

The image is haunting: a small, cold, tired child walking alone along a road amid a brutal war. The trauma and fear clearly reflected in his young face as he seeks the warmth and security of home. We know that the home he left will never be the same –neither will he. His is the face of every child who is missing: frightened, in pain…

Forced migration is a global public health issue impacting millions of children and families each year. The need to escape violence, deprivation, and in some cases persecution, drives entire populations to abandon their homes and their lives in search of safety. Traveling alone or with others, children and youth face…

In times of conflict and crisis, children are at a heightened risk of not just violence and displacement, but of going missing, being trafficked, and of being sexually exploited and abused. Children living in war zones face far more obstacles and heightened vulnerabilities regardless of whether they stay or leave…