Covering House

Medical professionals raise hands during a room-wide survey of whether they have provided care to someone they knew or believed was a victim of human trafficking.

St. Louis health providers are key to spotting victims of trafficking

A young woman comes into an emergency room, trailed by a much older boyfriend who answers questions for her. A man with a broken ankle and no…

Advocate and author Christine McDonald, right, listens to U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri testify during a public hearing in St. Louis about human trafficking.

Health, Science & Environment

Slim resources, high need challenge advocates for human-trafficking survivors

About three dozen minors in the St. Louis region have been rescued from sex trafficking so far this year, and a nationwide sting last week recovered 149…

Government, Politics & Issues

With Human Trafficking More In The Spotlight, Resources Are At A Premium For Victims

Rachel Lippmann

Feb. 1 is Super Bowl Sunday. By presidential declaration, it’s also Freedom Day, marking the end of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention…

Government, Politics & Issues

Sisters of St. Joseph join with Millennium hotel to combat human trafficking

Patricia Rice

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 11, 2011 - The Millennium hotel offers its guests superb views of the Arch and Old Cathedral,…