Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

User profile image Emma Firsten-Kaufman - EENet Super Ninja

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Today, on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the government of Ontario introduced the Combatting Human Trafficking Act, new legislation and amendments to existing legislation that propose to better protect victims, support survivors and crack down on offenders.

Click here to read the press release.

To learn more about human trafficking in Ontario, how it's connected to issues of mental health and addiction, and what service providers can do to help identify and support victims of trafficking, take EENet's free, self-guided online course on this topic. You can also join the conversation by clicking through or posting in EENet Connect's Human Trafficking Forum