2016-05-31 19:28
By Holly Smith — From her column in the Huffington Post
When I was 14 years old, I was lured away from home by a man I met at a New Jersey shopping mall. This man told me tha… Read More
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Holly, a survivor of child trafficking and consultant for AMBER Alert, writes and speaks about her experience in order to educate law enforcement and service providers, to raise awareness to communities, to advocate for survivors, and to support stronger laws against all human traffickers.
2015-06-19 14:05
By Holly Smith — From her column in the Huffington Post
Meet EleSondra “Ele” DeRomano.
Ele is a survivor of commercial sexual exploitation/sex trafficking and the… Read More
2015-04-21 15:13
By Holly Smith — From her column in the Huffington Post
Recently I was contacted by an organization seeking feedback from survivors regarding a sex trafficking bill. I often… Read More
2015-03-31 17:00
By Holly Smith — From her column in the Huffington Post
In two recent articles I addressed imagery in advocacy efforts against human trafficking. In the first article, I disc… Read More
2015-03-31 16:57
By Holly Smith — From her column in the Huffington Post
The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (JVTA) has recently stalled due to a provision which expands the Hyde Amend… Read More
2015-03-05 19:07
Photo of Nikolaos Al-Khadra taken by Amy Green, Survivors Consultation Network
Last week, I had the honor of speaking before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on behalf of two bills addres… Read More
2015-02-18 12:26
By Holly Smith — From her column in the Elite Daily
Anyone who has read my book, “Walking Prey: How America’s Youth are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery,” knows t… Read More
2015-01-07 14:00
By Holly Smith — From her column in the Elite Daily
As an advocate against all forms of human trafficking and child exploitation, I’m grateful this issue is gaining th… Read More
2015-01-07 13:55
By Holly Smith — From her column in the Elite Daily
My name is Holly Smith, and I am a survivor of child sex trafficking in America.
At age 14, I was a shy, insecure and ang… Read More
2014-11-26 04:15
By Holly Smith — From her column Speaking Out in the Communities Digital News
ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 22, 2014 — Meet Shamere McKenzie, the recently-appointed C… Read More
2014-11-19 21:50
By Holly Smith — From her column Speaking Out in the Communities Digital News
LAS VEGAS, NV, November 13, 2014 – Meet Marcela Loaiza: wife, mother, author, and in… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
By Holly Smith — From her column Speaking Out in the Communities Digital News NEW ORLEANS, LA, March 24, 2014 – Last week, my book, Walk… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
By Holly Smith — From her column Speaking Out in the Communities Digital News ATLANTA, GA, March 15, 2014 – Wellspring Living is an organization that offers servic… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
By Holly Smith — From her column Speaking Out in the Communities Digital News RICHMOND, VA, March 1, 2014 – Recently, I discussed with law enforcement interviewing… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Written by Zoe Kessler and edited by Holly Smith — From her column Speaking Out in the Communities Digital News BOSTON, February 22, 2014 – My name is Zoe Kes… Read More
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