California Advances Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
From Statutory Windows to Systemic Protection California has long been a flashpoint in the national movement for childhood sexual abuse accountability. In recent years, brave survivors came forward to break decades of silence. They forced institutions to reckon with their failures and inspired a wave of legal reforms that changed law and practice across the state […]
Pennsylvania Takes a Major Step to Protect Kids
Mandatory Reporting Law Updated to Address AI-Generated and Shared Explicit Images Pennsylvania lawmakers have just taken an important step forward in protecting children in our digital age. The State Senate unanimously passed legislation as part of Senate Bill 1050 to strengthen the Commonwealth’s mandatory reporting requirements. It requires mandated reporters to immediately report all instances where children share intimate […]
Texas Sex Trafficking Arrests Highlight Growing Enforcement
In the last several weeks, law enforcement in Texas has been active in cracking down on sex trafficking operations, a stark reminder that human traffickers continue to exploit vulnerable individuals, but also that coordinated legal action can save lives and put abusers behind bars. In one recent case, police in Arlington arrested four managers tied to a […]
San Diego’s New Law Targets Traffickers and Backs Survivors
Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. It preys on vulnerability, twists consent, and profits from the exploitation of women, men, and children. Communities across America are searching for solutions, and San Diego is now leading with a law that tackles demand, centers survivor support, and strengthens accountability for traffickers and buyers. A New Approach in the […]
Tennessee’s “Ink of Hope Act”: Turning Tattoo Shops Into Safer Spaces to Spot Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a dark reality in America, one that thrives in silence and secrecy. Law enforcement and advocates alike have long emphasized that identifying victims early can be the difference between life and prolonged exploitation. Now, an innovative new law in Tennessee is expanding the front lines of awareness. It does so in a […]
At Least 24 Victims in Franklin Strip Club Human Trafficking Investigation
A disturbing and brutal human trafficking ring has come to light in Franklin, Wisconsin. As investigators have revealed, a multi-year FBI and local law enforcement investigation uncovered that at least 24 individuals were victimized in a trafficking network tied to the On the Border Gentlemen’s Club, victims who were coerced, controlled, and forced into sex acts across […]
Survivor-Led Resources for Sexual Assault Survivors
When Healing Comes From Those Who’ve Been There For many sexual assault survivors, the most meaningful support doesn’t come from textbooks, clinical jargon, or well-intentioned platitudes. It comes from other survivors who understand trauma not as a theory, but as a lived experience. Survivor-led resources matter because they speak the language of truth. They validate […]
2025: Statute of Limitations Reform Year in Review
This year, we saw tangible progress in the decades-long struggle to dismantle arbitrary deadlines that have shut survivors of childhood sexual abuse out of justice. But 2025 also underscored just how far we still have to go in statehouses, in the halls of Congress, and in communities around the country. At its core, SOL reform is […]
Parenting a Child with Trauma from Childhood Sexual Abuse
Parenting is hard under the best of circumstances. Parenting a child who carries trauma from childhood sexual abuse is something else entirely. It asks more of you than you ever imagined you had to give emotionally, mentally, and sometimes physically. And when you are a survivor yourself, it can crack open wounds you thought had […]
Pennsylvania Takes Step in Combating Human Trafficking
Human trafficking isn’t some abstract issue that happens “elsewhere.” It happens in Pennsylvania in our communities, in our hotels, in our neighborhoods, and along our highways. That’s why the recent bipartisan passage of House Bill 1286 in the Pennsylvania House is such an important development. This is not just for lawmakers, but for advocates, service providers, and […]