“More than half of the homeless youth in metro Atlanta have experienced human trafficking, with minority and LGBTQ youth being more likely to be forced into working against their will,”
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Georgia has been identified as a hub for Human Trafficking since the FBI’s initial report came out in 2005.
On #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay I encourage all of you to read this article below:https://news.gsu.edu/2019/10/21/homeless-youth-trafficking/ …
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“They tend to be black or African American, more often are LGBTQ youth, and tend to be youth who have been in the juvenile justice or foster care system previously,”
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“youth who experienced childhood trauma – including incarceration of a close family member, mental illness or substance abuse in the home, parental domestic violence and sexual, physical or psychological abuse – were at greater risk.”
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“Youth with at least three of those risk factors were almost 2.5 times more likely to experience trafficking while homeless.”
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“The most vulnerable were transgender youth, with 71 percent reporting trafficking in their lifetime”
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“The report recommended providers and community groups create more trauma-informed care and LGBTQ-sensitive support services, develop a broader understanding of trafficking across genders and offer more early intervention and housing opportunities...”
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B/c of this and many other reasons, we need to fight for: - A healthcare system that includes mental health. - Treat housing as a human right - End the school to prison pipeline. - Fix our broken criminal justice system that disproportionately incarcerates Blacks and Hispanics
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And acknowledge LGBTQ+ youth experience depression and anxiety at higher rates and only 26% of LGBTQ+ youth reported feeling safe in their classrooms.
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We must provide special protections for this community by ensuring that Title IX includes protections from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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