CONTINUING

EDUCATION EVENT
Fourth Annual Human Trafficking
Conference at UNCP/ March 12, 2019
• Theme: Victims of human sex trafficking speak: How to save our own children from this
crime.
• Human trafficking is a 9.5 billion dollar business in the U.S. and a 150 billion dollar business
worldwide
• 12- 14 year olds are the most common targeted age group
• Types of traffickers: Boyfriends/ girlfriends, gangs, employers, and families
• 1 in 5 children will be approached by a trafficker in their lifetime
• 51% of human trafficking cases are gang related
• Trafficker methods: Scout, manipulate, and trap
• What allures victims?
• Fun and excitement, peer pressure, financial gain, drugs, social status, and not being acknowledged
• Who’s being targeted?
• More than 50% of victims are under the age of 18
• More than 90% of trafficked youth still attend school at the start
My Experience
• I very much enjoyed the event and I’m glad that I went. I learned more about
human trafficking and how to spot victims of human trafficking, which will help
me in the future during my career in social work. I also was very impacted by the
speakers who were victims of human trafficking. They shared their experiences
and their trauma, which was very brave and further emphasized the need for
education on human trafficking to those in the helping field.
Certificate of Attendance