Prevention and Education

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The Hidden Crisis: Human Trafficking on College Campuses

The Hidden Crisis: Human Trafficking on College Campuses

Shakeeta Torres, Founder, Speaker, LCSW, Author

Shakeeta Torres, Founder, Speaker, LCSW, Author June 9th, 2025 7 minute read

Prevention and Education

The Hidden Crisis: Human Trafficking on College CampusesThe Hidden Crisis: Human Trafficking on College CampusesCollege is often viewed as a time for learning, growth, independence, and new experiences. However, this chapter is marred by manipulation, coercion, and exploitation for some students. While...

Why Victims Stay: Understanding Trauma Bonds & Psychological Manipulation in Human Trafficking

Why Victims Stay: Understanding Trauma Bonds & Psychological Manipulation in Human Trafficking

Shakeeta Torres, Founder, Speaker, LCSW, Author

Shakeeta Torres, Founder, Speaker, LCSW, Author May 26th, 2025 7 minute read

Prevention and Education | Mental Health and Human Trafficking

Why Victims Stay: Understanding Trauma Bonds & Psychological Manipulation in Human TraffickingWhy Victims Stay: Understanding Trauma Bonds & Psychological Manipulation in Human TraffickingWhen we hear about human trafficking, one of the most common—and most harmful—questions people...

How Human Trafficking Happens in Hair Braiding Shops

How Human Trafficking Happens in Hair Braiding Shops

Shakeeta Torres, Founder, Speaker, LCSW, Author

Shakeeta Torres, Founder, Speaker, LCSW, Author April 28th, 2025 7 minute read

Labor Trafficking and Exploitation | Prevention and Education | Human Trafficking and Exploitation Hot Spots

How Human Trafficking Happens in Hair Braiding ShopsHow Human Trafficking Happens in Hair Braiding ShopsHuman trafficking doesn’t always look like what we expect. It isn’t always back alleys or dramatic kidnappings. Sometimes, it operates right in front of us—in everyday spaces, we...

The Link Between Unhealed Trauma and Vulnerability to Exploitation

The Link Between Unhealed Trauma and Vulnerability to Exploitation

Shakeeta Torres, Founder, Speaker, LCSW, Author

Shakeeta Torres, Founder, Speaker, LCSW, Author April 21st, 2025 6 minute read

Prevention and Education | Mental Health and Human Trafficking

The Link Between Unhealed Trauma and Vulnerability to ExploitationIn the world of anti-trafficking advocacy and trauma recovery, one critical but often overlooked truth stands out: unhealed trauma increases vulnerability to exploitation. Whether it stems from childhood abuse, abandonment, neglect, or...

Unmasking the Hidden Truth About Human Trafficking

Unmasking the Hidden Truth About Human Trafficking

Shakeeta Torres, Founder, Speaker, LCSW, Author

Shakeeta Torres, Founder, Speaker, LCSW, Author March 31st, 2025 6 minute read

Prevention and Education

Unmasking the Hidden Truth About Human TraffickingHuman Trafficking AwarenessModern-day human trafficking, often misunderstood and underestimated, is one of our time's most urgent human rights issues. It wears many disguises—from forced labor and coerced sex work to domestic servitude and even...

Reigniting the Mission: A Faith-Fueled Stand Against Against Human Trafficking

Reigniting the Mission: A Faith-Fueled Stand Against Against Human Trafficking

Shakeeta Torres, Founder, Speaker, LCSW, Author

Shakeeta Torres, Founder, Speaker, LCSW, Author March 24th, 2025 6 minute read

Prevention and Education

Reigniting the Mission: A Faith-Fueled Stand Against Against Human TraffickingReigniting the Mission: A Faith-Fueled Stand Against Against Human TraffickingRe-LaunchAfter years of prayer, planning, and pressing through resistance, Doing It For the Kingdom Inc. is officially relaunching. This is more than a...

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