Human Trafficking

The Lee County Legal Aid Society has begun representing immigrant children and teens.

The Shelly Stayer Shelter helps provide a safe place for the victims from human trafficking. The shelter offers resources to obtain necessary services like housing, clothing and therapy curriculums dealing with the victim’s experiences.

Florida consistently ranks near the top of the list among states when it comes to the most reported cases of human trafficking. January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, so joins us and explore what role the health department in Collier County plays in raising awareness about this issue to help combat it, and increase the public’s understanding about what to look for in hopes of uncovering cases.

State officials adressed how the Department of Health is responding to human trafficking in light of the Super Bowl at a press conference at the...

Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to come to Miami-Dade County in February for the 2020 Super Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens....

Concrete data on human trafficking is elusive, and Thursday, State Attorney Amira Fox was in Fort Myers to talk about her office's efforts to fill…

The City of Fort Myers' Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee hosted a community gathering Tuesday night focused on tackling the issue of human…

Pointing to a request from the Palm Beach County sheriff, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday directed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to oversee an...

A Florida House bill that looks to crack down on human trafficking may be getting some changes before its next committee stop. Representative Heather...

Florida lawmakers want to educate students about human trafficking and child abuse. In 2018, Florida ranked 3 rd in the nation for reports of human...