Trafficking of Youth

June is Internet Safety Month. Internet Safety Month seeks to raise awareness about internet safety and provide resources to keep young people safe online. Learn more. 

This guide (PDF, 95 pages) is designed to help families take necessary steps, contact the right people, and know how to move forward when their child is missing. This fifth edition contains checklists with critical information to help parents and caretakers work with law enforcement, the media, search and rescue ...

This webpage defines forced labor and describes who is affected, how to identify it, and how you can help. Additional resources are provided. Learn more. 

This guide (PDF, 12 pages) provides caregivers and adults working with young people with a detailed overview of human trafficking. This guide includes information about:  What human trafficking is   How to recognize human trafficking among young people  Tips for talking to young people about general exploitation   Information about building life skills that may help ...

This webpage contains artwork, posters, and sample public service announcements (PSAs) about the 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which takes place April 23–29. The theme of the 2023 NCVRW is “Survivor Voices: Elevate. Engage. Effect Change.” This year's theme calls upon communities to amplify the voices of survivors and ...

This tool aims to combat child sexual exploitation and help young people remove sexually explicit photos and videos taken of them while under 18 years old from the internet. The initiative includes a public service announcement, produced by NCMEC, that will appear on television and online platforms that youth frequently ...

SchoolSafety.gov recently launched a new Child Exploitation webpage to better support schools and districts in creating safe, supportive learning environments. The new page includes child exploitation information, resources, and guidance from government agencies and non-profit organizations. The page also outlines ways K-12 school communities can help identify, prevent, and respond ...

The mission of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is to serve people in need by collaborating with interested faith-based and community organizations. The Partnerships Office works with agency Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (“agency Centers”) at the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Health and Human ...

This four-part animated video series depicts the experience of a young girl being trafficked through the lens of different individuals in her life. The series was created by the Blue Campaign, a national public awareness campaign designed to educate the public, law enforcement, and other industry partners to recognize the ...