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Human Trafficking Victim Helping Others

Posted by on 9/07/10 • Categorized as NASW Members in the News

Theresa Flores

Theresa Flores was a teenager living in Michigan when she was blackmailed into become a sex slave, according to this article on Mlive.com.

Now Flores is a social worker who helps other young women who were victims of commercial sex exploitation.

“It also helped me heal,” she said of her decision to pursue a master’s degree in counseling education. “It gives me a purpose now.”

Social workers are battling human trafficking in the United States and around the world. To learn more, click here to read the National Association of Social Workers’ Web page that includes a section on prevention of human trafficking. NASW’s Human Rights and International Affairs division also issued this human trafficking report in 2006.

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  1. Enika
    February 3, 2015 • 1:35 am

    Hi I am interested in speaking with you regarding the issue of Human Trafficking . MY name is Enika Fluellen and I am a USC student , I am writing a research paper and also trying to bring more awareness to the students .

    Thank you

  2. GWright
    February 3, 2015 • 8:08 am

    Ms. Fluellen:

    You can contact Ms. Flores through her organization Traffickfree (http://www.traffickfree.com/).

    Have a good day and good luck with your research.

    Greg Wright
    NASW Public Relations Manager

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