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Douglas County proclaims January 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Month; Willow advocate outlines services
Summary
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 22 adopted a proclamation naming January 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Month and heard from a local advocate about how trafficking typically appears and services available in the region.
The Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County on Jan. 22 adopted a proclamation declaring January 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Month and urged residents to support survivors and prevention efforts.
The proclamation notes that human trafficking is a modern form of slavery and that trafficking — including sex and labor trafficking — occurs in Kansas and can affect people of any gender, age, socioeconomic status, race or location. It cites Kansas law’s statutory definitions for commercial sexual exploitation of children and aggravated human…
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