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[2] 24 out of 88 counties have no human-trafficking training or access to victim services. [3] A recent study estimated that between 2014-2016, 1,032 Ohio youth and young adults were victims of human trafficking. [4] The National Human Trafficking Resource Center reported receiving 1,066 calls and emails in 2015 about human trafficking in Ohio. [5]
As of June 2022, Ohio ranks fifth in the nation for total trafficking cases, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline with Columbus ranked ninth, as one of the worst cities in the nation.
Hollie Daniels (born 1982) is an American activist, sex trafficking survivor and an advocate for victims of human trafficking in Columbus, Ohio. She educates on substance abuse disorder and mental health issues as well.
Human sex trafficking occurs when someone is compelled by a group or person to perform a sexual act in exchange for something of commercial value such as money, drugs, food, or a place to live.
Polaris is a nonprofit non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent sex and labor trafficking in North America. The organization's 10-year strategy is built around the understanding that human trafficking does not happen in vacuum but rather is the predictable end result of a range of other persistent injustices and inequities in our society and our economy.
"Human trafficking isn't just a police problem," she said. "Kids are running into people in all sorts of different arenas, and we're working together to make sure they have the right care ...
In 2009, Flores was chosen for the Ohio Attorney General's Commission to study human trafficking. She has presented evidence on the problem of human trafficking to the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate. In 2010 her testimony was a major part of the passing of Senate Bill 235 in Ohio, making human trafficking a felony in the state. [8]
The federal government has set up a National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline (1-888-373-7888). [110] The hotline answers questions and responds to crises in over 200 languages, [111] and provides materials in over 20 languages. [112] Since 2007, the hotline has received over 60,000 calls.