Seeing the full picture: The right training can change everything
A recent report from from the UK has everyone talking. On the surface, the news is disheartening. The number of British national children referred through the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) has gone up by an astonishing 66 percent since 2016. In fact, the new numbers don’t point to an actual surge, but a noticeable change in practice of frontline staff who have received better NRM training and are now able to identify these children.
“HOLD ONTO THOSE DREAMS”
Hong escaped exploitation a year ago. Now that freedom is starting to catch up with her, she’s learning how to keep her hopes for the future alive in the present.
THE ONLY WOMAN AMONG A GROUP OF TRAFFICKED MALE WORKERS
For years, Lanh didn’t have a way to talk about the violence she had been through — that is, until the day a child she barely knew helped her find the words she needed.
FIVE THINGS WE’RE SHOCKED TO STILL HEAR WHILE FIGHTING CHILD TRAFFICKING IN THE UK
Five myths about trafficking in the UK. The bottom line: They’re children, they’re here, and we have to safeguard them.
