RESOURCES
If you are in an emergency situation, please do not wait.
Call 911.
Human Trafficking Numbers
To report online enticement/grooming:
Call NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678)
or
Call your local state FBI #
For all other trafficking incidents:
Call your local state FBI #
Call your local non-emergency #
Call - 1-888 - 373 - 7888
Text - "Befree" (233733)
Live Chat - humantraffickinghotline.org
4 Steps of Trafficking
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Trolling: Search for victims online or in-person.
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Grooming: Building trust and manipulating with false love.
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Courting: Establishing an official relationship.
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Seasoning: Process of breaking you down through physical, mental, and emotional means.
Are you concerned you are in a trafficking or exploitation situation?
1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324)
The FBI is a federal investigative and intelligence agency with jurisdiction in a wide range of federal crimes including human trafficking.
Submit a tip online: https://tips.fbi.gov/
St. Louis - 314-589-2500
Kansas City - 816-512-8200
24/7 Rescue Hotline (1-833-599-3733)
Rescue America exists to rescue, revive and empower the sexually exploited through a 24/7 Rescue hotline and emergency response.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) (
NCMEC is the nation's largest and most influential child protection organization. They lead the fight to protect children, creating vital resources for them and the people who keep them safe.
Is your explicit content out there? Click here to report them directly to the companies
NCMEC - Take it Down Program - Click here to learn how to get your content removed
Sextortion: What Parents Should Know - Click here to download PDF Guide
Child Advocacy Center
Child Advocacy Center's mission is to respond to child abuse through a supportive team approach to reduce the trauma to children and their families.
General - https://childadvocacycenter.org | 417-831-2327
Wentzville - https://www.cacnemo.org | 636-332-0899
MO Coalition Against Trafficking and Exploitation (CATE)
CATE is a united community movement to prevent and respond to trafficking and exploitation.
https://mocate.org/resources/ | 314-441-4100
Youth in Need (Crisis Hotlines)
A united community movement to prevent and respond to trafficking and exploitation.
https://www.YouthInNeed.org | 314-819-8802
For local support, please call:
St. Louis City - 314-485-4635
St. Louis County 314-628-2929
St. Charles County - 636-642-0642
Ending the Game (ETG)
Ending The Game© (ETG) is the nation’s leading “coercion resiliency” curriculum in the field of human trafficking. This psychoeducational curriculum empowers survivors by providing a framework to understand and uproot harmful psychological coercion (a.k.a. “The Game”) that many victims have been subjected to during or before their exploitation experience.
https://www.endingthegame.com/
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
YWCA is creating a safer world by offering emergency, transitional, and long-term housing as well as crisis hotlines, medical and legal advocacy, and so much more. If you are a survivor of exploitation please visit www.ywca.org/what-we-do/health-safety.
Tigerlili Resources
Please email for direction if you are concerned you are in the trafficking cycle and want help.
http://www.tigerliliresources.org/ | tigerliliresources@proton.me
Truckers & Trafficking
The Lanier Law Firm has put together a guide about the connection between the trucking industry and human trafficking. We have included information about why human trafficking is prevalent in trucking, how people are victimized, and the signs all of us can look out for.
Restoration Homes
Restoration House - Kansas City
Long term home for human trafficking survivors.
https://www.restorationhousekc.org
Mercy Multiplied
Mercy Multiplied exists to provide opportunities for all to experience God's unconditional love, forgiveness, and life-transforming power.
The Covering House
The Covering House provide therapeutic recovery services to survivors of child sex trafficking.
Tools for Internet Protection
Protect Young Eyes
Are you curious about the apps that your children are using on their devices? Protect Young Eyes will help provide quick and easy information regarding the safety and/or concerns.
https://www.protectyoungeyes.com
Thorn
Thorn builds technology to defend children from sexual abuse.
https://www.thorn.org/child-sexual-exploitation-and-technology/
Covenant Eyes
Covenant Eyes Is Designed To Help You & Your Loved Ones Live Free From Pornography.
Gabb
Gabb devices offer the world's safest smartphone and smart watches for kids and teens. All Gabb devices are free from web browsers, and open source app stores. Gabb was built to provide a safe tech environment for a younger audience. www.gabb.com
Counseling Services + Support for Survivors
Compass Health Network
We assist families or individuals with learning techniques to help them manage their own illnesses and focus on ways to prevent the onset of illnesses. We help behavioral health, substance abuse disorder, pediatric and family medicine, and dental care.
844-853-8937
Family Forward
We assist families and children with trauma assessment and psychological evaluation, therapy, coaching and education, foster care and adoption, and therapeutic preschool.
636-940-1119
Family Life Counseling
We offer a wide variety of counseling services including individual and couples counseling, family counseling as well as psychological evaluations.
636-300-9333
NAMI
NAMI provides education, advocacy and support essential to recovery. We also provide resilience and wellbeing of all who have mental health needs for their families, care givers, and the community.
636-940-7440
River Birch Counseling
We offer marriage and family counseling, general counseling, family and child counseling, and individual counseling services.
636-498-0700
Rising Phoenix Counseling
We provide various mental health services for individuals, groups, and couples. We also provide family therapy and community presentations surrounding various areas of interest. We work with many different challenges including trauma, grief, LGBTQ, domestic violence, self-injury, sexual assault, physical assault, suicidal thoughts, divorce, self-discovery, anger management, transgender transitions, anxiety, eating disorders, adjustment challenges and others.
636-622-0345
National Trafficking Sheltered Alliance
The National Trafficking Sheltered Alliance is a network of service providers committed to enhancing services and increasing access to care for survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
https://shelteredalliance.org/
Turning Point
Our mission is to assist survivors and their children in learning to overcome the cycle of physical, sexual, mental, and emotional abuse. We do this by providing a 24/7 hotline, emergency shelter, court & general advocacy, safety planning, economic empowerment, counseling, substance abuse advocacy, and resource education.