EP 60 - How To Keep Your Daughter Safe from Predators

Human trafficking It doesn’t look like what we think it does. It is so subtle and is happening in our communities right under noses. The average age for girls being recruited is 13 years old. Girls being groomed don’t even realize they are falling prey and parents rarely notice.

Listen to understand how to protect your family and what we can do as parents to prevent our children from being targets.

Be sure to listen for:

What grooming looks like and how victims get sucked inWho is at risk and which communities are being targeted (hint: kids who lackconfidence, newcomers, South Asian communities, etc.)Why do victims not share or tell someoneWho the buyers are and current trendsWhat you can do for your child starting from birth to prevent them from being a targetWhat you can do to educate yourself and your community members on preventionWhat victims need to get helpHow to apply to support victims if you are a trauma informed professional

About Our Guest:

Kelly Tallon Franklin is Canada’s leading expert, advocate and trainer on the issue

of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, force prostitution. She is a survivor, best-selling author is the founder and Chief Executive Director of Courage for Freedom, a Canadian-leading organization who exists to educate, train, and certify front-line and community service providers on proven strategies and prevention tactics to serve vulnerable victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Kelly is an international and national anti human trafficking task force chairperson with Business and Professional Women and has been acknowledged and awarded many accolades globally as a survivor advocate and activist champion of minor aged children and youth.

Kelly, her teams, and their projects have created awareness movements and developed

support for victim survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation that include equine therapy, trauma informed and person centric care approaches that are revered and respected.

Kelly is a survivor, best-selling author, award-winning speaker, respected advocate, and trainer on the issue of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, force prostitution and equines.

Awards and accolades Kelly has received for her work:

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal of Honour

Ontario Provincial Volunteer Medal(s) of Excellence

Canada 150 Certificate of Merit and Recognition

Chamber of Commerce Women of Impact Award

State of Michigan House of Representatives Governors Honor

Congresswomen’s Justice Award

Entered into USA Congregational Record as Justice Champion

American Human Rights Council Social Justice Award

Business and Professional Women Canada Leadership Award

Chair of the Business and Professional Women Canada Adhoc Committee in Anti

Human Trafficking CSW64 UNWomen Presenter

CSW65 UNWomen Presenter

Government of Ontario Volunteer Service Award

Canadian Women of Excellence Acknowledgement

Province of Ontario Award of Distinction

Become an ally and connect with Kelly!

Website: https://www.courageforfreedom.org

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courageforfreedom

https://www.instagram.com/kellytfranklin

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