Article Out Loud – Vulnerability and Exploitation – Human Trafficking After Natural Disasters

Full article by Benjamin Thomas Greer, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, August 28, 2024. In this feature article, a subject matter expert in the field of human trafficking and child sexual exploitation warns of the looming emerging threat that human trafficking poses after natural disasters. Disasters inherently come with known and unknown threats, and traffickers capitalize on the vulnerability these events create to exploit victims. Listen to expert insights on how properly trained emergency management and disaster responders are uniquely positioned to identify, prevent, and mitigate exploitation before and after an emergency.