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Author: Helen LaVan

Helen LaVan, Ph.D., LPC, is a Professor of Management at DePaul University and a Public Voices Fellow through The OpEd Project. She is a licensed counselor, researcher on domestic abuse and participant in Illinois Religious Women Against Human Trafficking.
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Human Trafficking Survivors Are Often Criminalized. Free to Thrive’s Jamie Beck Is Providing Legal Support

Helen LaVan

The statistics are staggering: Human trafficking is estimated to be a $150 billion industry that profits from 25 million victims worldwide.

Jamie Beck, director of Free to Thrive, provides legal services and support to survivors of human trafficking.

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The Pope, The NFL and the FBI: Stop Human Trafficking Now

The Pope, The NFL and the FBI: Stop Human Trafficking Now

Helen LaVan

The Super Bowl will draw attention to human trafficking for one day. But reducing human trafficking needs to be an ongoing endeavor by businesses, organizations and the public.

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