Did You Know?

It’s not about a creepy vehicle and abduction!
It’s not about your zip code or whether you live near an interstate!
It is about the increasingly complicated online lives of our kids. It’s easy for their vulnerabilities to be exploited in that space. And most adults have their eyes closed to this reality.

Changing this false narrative for students and adults is critical to The Stop Trafficking Project®!

The following are some indicators that a person is being trafficked online:

FAIR Girls of Washington D.C. offers the following warning signs:

  • A sudden withdrawal from friends or classmates
  • Unexplained absences, particularly on Thursdays or Fridays
  • A sudden shift in dress – particularly toward provocative or risqué clothing
  • A new, much older boyfriend
  • A growing occurrence for suddenly texting or wanting to step out of class to talk to someone
  • A new, expensive phone and/or clothing that costs outside the student’s price range
  • Talk of going “clubbing” or dancing
  • Talk of traveling or going somewhere outside of the city

​10 Practical tips for adults

Never forget you can make a difference when you truly understand.  It’s all about the EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABILITY! Anything and everything you do to lessen the vulnerability of your student being exploited is a win!

National Hotline Phone: 1.888.373.7888

Text "HELP" or "INFO" to the number 233733 (BeFree)

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Together, we can END it BEFORE it STARTS™. Every effort we make to become educated about the seduction of our kids online brings us one step closer to ending domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) before it starts. Please explore these pages as you become educated from awareness to action.