Explores how children are being targeted and affected by digital threats in today’s connected world. Focus on Online Exploitation Risk, Sextortion and Cocerive Tactics, Technologies Driving Risk, and Prevention Strategies. Available at Pmillionkids.org, both PDF and Audio for $12.50.
A highly praised, actionable guide for tweens and teens designed to combat the crisis caused by phone, tablet or computer internet predators. Uses graphic novel, facts and testimonies, empowering kids to rebel against ‘greed wizards’ (big tech). Available online anywhere from $5.50 to $12.00.
15 key steps for parents to protect children from online dangers like predators, trafficking and sextortion, covering topics such as social media safety, monitoring online activity and recognizing threats. On Amazon for $8.99.
By Rachel Lloyd. “Rachel Lloyd’s riveting survivor story is the true tale of her hard-won escape from the commercial sex industry and her bold founding of GEMS, New York City’s Girls Education and Mentoring Service, to help countless other young girls escape ‘the life'” – Amazon.
By the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
This 70-page book in PDF format serves as a guide to fight human trafficking. The Table of Contents contains the Guiding Principles passed by the UN and sections such as prosecution, protection/assistance, prevention, national coordination/cooperation, and international coordination/cooperation. Link: https://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Framework_for_Action_TIP.pdf
Libertas is a 361-page educational tool which delivers innovative ways to fight modern slavery. This book promotes systematic prevention strategies with work plans and educational programs that can be used with school-aged children. The book believes that education can play a key role in the eradication of modern slavery. These programs have already been implemented in schools, corporations, and prisons.
The White Umbrella by Mary Frances Bowely, The Natashas and the Johns, by Victor Malarek, Your Brain on Porn by Gary Wilson, Stretched Beyond Measure—When the Angels Were Crying by Dorsey Jones.
By Rachel Moran, a woman who became homeless at age 14. She was driven into prostitution to survive. Moran writes about the psychological damage and estrangement from one’s body that is experienced as a result of sex trafficking. She did not escape until age 22.
By Linda Smith and Cindy Coloma. “…Author Linda Smith brings to life characters based on real stories and interviews with teen survivors. Meet Lacy and Star as they reveal the underbelly of our country’s commercial sex trade. Get to know the men who sell them, and the ones who buy them. Let Renting Lacy draw you into the lives of these young girls as they struggle to survive each night, watching their childhood hopes and dreams slip away in the darkness…” – Amazon.
By Dan Barry. In 2009 in Atalissa, Iowa, a group of mentally disabled men were labor trafficked in a turkey processing plant. In 2013, a jury awarded the victims 240 million dollars as a result of the charges brought against Henry’s Turkey Service.
By Rena Olsen, an Iowa author. “In this powerful psychological suspense debut, when a woman’s life is shattered, she is faced with a devastating question: What if everything she thought was normal and good and true… wasn’t?” – Amazon.
By Holly Austin Smith. “In Walking Prey, advocate and former victim Holly Austin Smith shows how middle class suburban communities are fast becoming the new epicenter of sex trafficking in America. Smith speaks from experience: Without consistent positive guidance or engagement, Holly was ripe for exploitation at age fourteen. A chance encounter with an older man led her to run away from home, and she soon found herself on the streets of Atlantic City” – Amazon.