CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION & HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Join our Coalition to End Child Sexual Exploitation
Medical personnel (nurses, pediatricians, emergency department staff, dentists, etc.), social workers, school personnel, school resource officers, law enforcement, MDT partners, and anyone in the community who is passionate about ending child sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
Mission Statement
Enhance identifying child victims of Human Trafficking or Commercial Sexual Exploitation through education, collaboration and training. Working collaboratively with the MDT and all supportive partners in the best interest of the child victims.
What is Commercial sexual exploitation of Children (CSEC)?
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) refers to a range of crimes and activities involving the sexual abuse, trafficking or exploitation of a child for the financial benefit of any person or in exchange for anything of value (including monetary and non-monetary benefits) given or received by any person.
Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Sex Trafficking rates are higher than ever and happening in our communities – often going unnoticed or unidentified. The issue of Sexual Exploitation and Child Sex Trafficking is very complex and does not typically look the way movies or media make it appear. Understanding the intricacies of Sexual Exploitation and Child Sex Trafficking will assist in creating opportunities for prevention, identification and an appropriate response to all victims and their families.
Community education
We provide community education on what child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation look like in this area and how perpetrators gain access to kids.
Contact us to request a presentation.
The Facts
Trafficking Resources
National Human Trafficking Resource Center
1-888-373-7888 Or text HELP to: BeFree (233733)
The National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline is a national, toll-free hotline available to answer calls from anywhere in the United States, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in more than 200 languages.
Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
636-949-1848
MO ICAC is part of a network of 61 nationwide task forces funded by the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. They serve criminal justice agencies and the citizens of Missouri by providing investigative, forensic and prevention resources in an effort to fight online child exploitation.
Safe Connections
314-646-7500
24/7 Crisis Helpline: 314-531-2003
Safe Connections provides services before, during, and after domestic and sexual trauma occurs.
YWCA Women’s Resource Center
314-726-6665 | YWCA Rape Crisis Line 314-531-7273
The YWCA provides in person crisis intervention, follow up case management, and counseling to victims of sexual violence and abuse including sex trafficking.
The Covering House
314-962-3450
The Covering House provides refuge and restoration, using the least restrictive environment, for sexually exploited and trafficked children and teens, providing safety, dignity, and freedom utilizing top level staffing and oversight.
Crisis Aid International
PO Box 51016, St. Louis, MO 63151
314-487-1400
Law enforcement officials, Department of Family Services, Children’s Division, and other agencies refer victims to their home. The girls are provided a safe loving home with their own bedroom. They receive a variety of services and opportunities including basic care, professional counseling, medical and mental healthcare, dozens of life skills programs, educational opportunities, recreational activities, and more.
Nurse Practitioner Online
Resources for human trafficking victims, healthcare workers, and colleges. Articles for healthcare employees to better identify and support trafficking victims.
Healing Action
PO Box 39429, St. Louis, MO 63139
314-833-4515
Serves adults with a history of commercial sexual exploitation including prostitution, pornography, stripping, escorting, and survival sex. Healing action provides service management; peer-based and therapeutic groups; peer coaching; 1:1 trauma therapy, including EMDR; long-term supportive housing, and rental, down payment, and utility assistance. This organization also provides community education and training.
International Institute of St. Louis
314-773-9090
The International Institute is St. Louis’ welcoming center for new Americans. Our mission is to help immigrants and their families become productive Americans and champion ethnic diversity as a cultural and economic strength. The International Institute has worked in the anti-trafficking field since 2004 with the creation of the St. Louis Rescue and Restore Coalition. The program conducts direct outreach to vulnerable populations and provides technical assistance and training to community organizations within the Eastern District of Missouri.
Polaris Project
202-790-6300
Polaris is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent modern-day slavery and human trafficking. For the past 10 years, Polaris has run the National Human Trafficking Hotline, working on some 40,000 cases of trafficking.
Blue Campaign
Blue Campaign is a national public awareness campaign designed to educate the public, law enforcement and other industry partners to recognize the indicators of human trafficking and how to appropriately respond to possible cases. Blue Campaign works closely with DHS Components to create general awareness training and materials for law enforcement and others to increase detection of human trafficking and to identify victims.
Gateway Human Trafficking
636-515-6919
Gateway Human Trafficking (GHT) primary mission is to educate and inform communities about human trafficking. GHT plays a critical role to dispel myths and misunderstandings about crimes involving trafficking in persons.