Beyond Rescue: Healing the Invisible Wounds of Trafficked Boys and Men by Michelle Loisel, DC When we speak about human trafficking, public attention most often turns, rightly, to the suffering of women and girls. However, 40% of the detected global trafficking victims are male (men and boys)....
A Powerful Public Witness by Maria Elena Perales, Board Member For some time now, on the second Saturday of January, people in Los Angeles have participated in a Freedom Walk that brings them together to pray, hear powerful survivor stories, advocate, and serve as a public witness. The...
Advent Reflection: Hope Unfolding by Katie Boller Gosewisch In the Advent season, we are invited to believe that hope is not only possible, but already unfolding among us. Advent reminds us that light grows gradually, often quietly, through the steady work of communities committed to compassion and...
Where Do you Stand? By Jeanne Atkinson Two years ago, the Alliance to End Human Trafficking began educating our members about the link between migration and human trafficking and how to advocate for laws that would prevent the trafficking of immigrants, support survivors, and change systems that...
Ending Human Trafficking Through Legislative Advocacy By Catherine C. Darcy, RSM On July 16, 2025, I joined the Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT) and the National Advocacy Center of the Good Shepherd Sisters (NAC) in their annual joint advocacy day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C....
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month By Katie Boller Gosewisch At the Alliance to End Human Trafficking, our recent advocacy events and conferences have centered on the theme of uniting in hope, a theme that resonates deeply this September as we observe Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This month...
Faith and Action in Ending Human Trafficking Sally Duffy, SC As I write this reflection today, the Catholic Church is celebrating the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The first reading is from the book of Wisdom (1:13-15; 2:23-24), “God did not make death, nor does God rejoice...
Reflecting on Progress: AEHT’s Latest Initiatives Katie Boller Gosewisch, Executive Director [caption id="attachment_17724" align="alignleft" width="187"] At the US Embassy to the Holy See From Left to Right: Ann Oestreich, IHM, Kris Wade, Bill Miller, Laura Hochla, Deputy Chief of Mission, Katie Boller Gosewisch, Cheyanne Neuenschwander, Jeanne Atkinson,...
Cling to the Vision: A World without Human Trafficking Anne Victory, HM Since I began working to end human trafficking in 2007, I admit there have been many moments when I’ve felt overwhelmed, discouraged, weighed down with the enormity of this complex, horrific “scourge on the body...
What We Can Learn from Child Abuse Prevention Month Laura Krausa April is a sacred month to me. It is a time when I, like many of us, wait with great anticipation, ready to see the signs of a natural world on the verge of blossoming. And...
