Christians United Against
Human Trafficking
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Familial Trafficking
Familial trafficking is a form of human trafficking in which a family member or guardian exploits another family member, usually a child, for financial or material gain.
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Key Characteristics:
Familial trafficking occurs when a parent, guardian, sibling, or other relative exploits a family member for some form of tangible benefit, such as money, drugs, shelter, or other goods, or compels them to engage in labor, sexual acts, or the creation of exploitative material. Unlike general abuse, familial trafficking involves a commercial or material exchange, where the perpetrator gains something of value from the victim’s exploitation
• In Familial Trafficking, the trafficker can be a parent, grandparents, cousin, aunt, uncle, etc.
• Many commercial sexually exploited children in the United States have been sexually abused in a family situation
• Males are just as likely as females to be trafficked by their family
• Most kids who are sex trafficked don’t consider themselves victims, many of them have been conditioned to normalize their situation
• Although 14-16 is a common age for victims to be trafficked, with familial victims typically the abuse starts at a much younger age
• Often emotional, psychological, physical, and relational isolation is a hallmark factor to familial trafficking
• Children come from many backgrounds: there is no standard socioeconomic situation, race, gender, creed or religious indicator to predict who will be trafficked over another child in a family situation.
Signs of Familial Trafficking
• Poor mental health, abnormal behaviors, and lack of control
• May be fearful, anxious, depressed, submissive, tense, or nervous/paranoid
• Tries to please adults or get inappropriate attention from them
• Tries to act older than peers or mental age
• Inconsistent behavior, frequent mood swings
• Behaviors that appear to be sexually promiscuous
• May have vague answers; have been taught to hide secrets
• May have non-evident injuries that affect physical activity
• Isolated and does not socialize normally with peers; poor communication skills
• Appears tired and unable to keep up in studies
• Is not allowed or able to speak for themselves (a third party may insist on being present and/or translating during school meetings, medical appointments, church, etc.)
• Constant cover up for abuser, self-shaming/blaming
• Lack of understanding and education about bodily functions, rape, incest, sexual abuse
• May have poor hygiene, be unaware of body odor or common practices of self care.
Where To Report Trafficking
(CUAHT is NOT a reporting site)
Please use the numbers below to report human trafficking.
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 (nationwide)
If you belive a child is being trafficked
contact your local Child Protection Agency
In Florida - call DCF
the (Department of Children & Families)
(800) 962-2873
To report suspected trafficking of an adult:
In Florida call:
855-FLA-SAFE (855) 352-7233
Nationwide - Call the National Hotline
(888) 373-7888
or text "info" or "help" to BeFree (233733)
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This is NOT a reporting site. - If someone is in immediate danger call 911 Nationwide. - To report Human Trafficking call (888) 373-7888 Nationwide - In Florida call the Florida reporting line at 855-FLA-SAFE (855-352-7333)