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Justice, human trafficking is now the world’s second most profitable criminal enterprise, sharing this position with the illegal arms trade, second only to the illegal drug trade. Many perceive trafficking as something that happens overseas or to foreign nationals, and/or as a crime that involves movement across state or national borders; the reality, however, is that trafficking affects both foreign nationals and U.S. citizens, and can occur within a victim’s own community (Polaris Project, 2014). Since 2012, all Florida counties have had at least one reported instance of human trafficking. Human trafficking can often go unnoticed, even by an individual interacting with a victim on a regular basis. Recognizing the signs is the first step in identifying potential victims. No single indicator What can schools do? * Promote general awareness on campus with other signs and posters. *Educate the community on the different types of human trafficking. *Create student-led PS!’s, plays, walks to raise awareness, and conduct trainings for community groups. *Developed a response protocol in collaboration with school district leadership. *Conduct annual teacher and staff trainings and student assemblies. *Plan and sponsor human trafficking awareness month activities in January. Teen Sex Trafficking Awareness PSA by Plant City High School Hillsborough County Public Schools is necessarily proof of human trafficking. However, recognizing the “red flags,” or indicators, can help alert school administrators and staff to a human trafficking situation or another harmful situation. Have unexplained absences from school, or has the student demonstrated an inability to attend school on a regular basis? Suddenly changed his or her usual attire, behavior, or relationships? Suddenly have more expensive material possessions? Chronically run away from home? Act fearful, anxious, depressed, submissive, tense, or nervous and paranoid? Defer to another person to speak for him or her, especially during interactions with school authority figures (this may include an adult described by the student as a relative, but may also be a friend or boyfriend/girlfriend)? Show signs of physical and/or sexual abuse, physical restraint, confinement, or other serious pain or suffering? Seem to be deprived of food, water, sleep, medical care, or other life necessities? Have new branding/tattoos? Have a “boyfriend” or “girlfriend” who is noticeably older? Make references to sexual situations or terminology that are beyond age-specific norms or engaging in uncharacteristically promiscuous behavior? The U.S. government supports a victim-centered approach. It funds a national public awareness campaign and a number of nongovernmental organizations that assist victims. The U.S. government vigorously pursues human trafficking cases and prosecutes the traffickers. For a complete assessment of U.S. government efforts to combat trafficking in persons, please visit the Unites States Office for Victims of Crime http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/humantrafficking/.Issue: The United States is one of the largest markets and destinations for human trafficking victims in the world.1 If staff at your health care organization have not yet encountered a human trafficking victim, very likely they will. Knowing how to identify victims of human trafficking, when to involve law enforcement, and what community resources are available to help the individual is important information for all health care professionals. Over a 10-year period (2007-2017), the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) received 40,200 reports of human trafficking cases in the U.S., with the greatest number of reports coming from California (1,305), Texas (792), Florida (604), Ohio (365) and New York (333).2 Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world and is the second-largest source of income for organized crime.1 Identifying and helping victims of human trafficking can be difficult and can further endanger the victim. Most human trafficking victims or their families have been threatened with harm if the victim reveals their exploitation. In some cases, victims from different countries or cultures don’t realize that their exploitation is unusual or criminal. Also, some human trafficking victims have bonded with their