National Human Trafficking Awareness Month Resources

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about human trafficking and teach the public about how to identify and prevent this crime.

The three most common types of human trafficking are sex trafficking, forced labor, and debt bonding.

“Sex trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery in which individuals perform commercial sex through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Minors under the age of 18 engaging in commercial sex
are considered to be victims of human trafficking,
regardless of the use of force, fraud, or coercion.”

— humantraffickinghotline.org

REST believes ending sex trafficking is attainable. It will take the efforts of multiple organizations, government agencies, and you. The first step is to combating this horrific crime is awareness and understanding.

We have collected a short list of books and films our topic experts recommend below. But first, we invite you to get to know some of the organizations working tirelessly in this space. We call them: