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United Nations Declares Today as World Day Against Trafficking in Human Persons

Every country in the world – including our own – is affected by the heinous crime of human trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit, or destination for victims.The United Nations General Assembly has designated July 30 as World Day Against Trafficking in Persons to “raise awareness of the situation of victims of human […]

What is Living Better?

Earlier this year while driving within our great state of Michigan, I saw the slogan ‘Save Money. Live Better.’ on the truck trailer of a large retailer. The slogan really bothered me because I just kept thinking, “What does that mean?” Is this what we have come to in the U.S. – saving money makes […]

At A Crossroads: The Genesee County Human Trafficking Task Force

The Genesee County Human Trafficking Task Force is at a crossroads today. It’s been in existence, formally meeting as a group, for almost three years.  In that time, we’ve developed a five year plan with a vision, milestones and strategic priorities. We’ve established a dues structure. We have committees and officers, a facebook page and […]

The Power of Mindfulness

You learn something new every day.  Some days can be exhausting. When working with people that have survived traumatic situations, you have to be careful not to take on the weight of their stress. It can be difficult. One particularly challenging day my intern asked me if I practiced “Mindfulness”.  I am sure that I replied […]

The Human Trafficking Law Clinic: What do We do?

The University of Michigan Law School’sHuman Trafficking Clinic (HTC) was established in 2009 by Clinical Law Professor and Director Bridgette Carr. HTC has three faculty members (Carr, Suellyn Scarnecchia, and Elizabeth Campbell). We are licensed attorneys who supervise student attorneys. The law school pays us to teach our students through our cases and the students […]