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Now, they invite along community partners, and so at the podium with Insp. Beaven-Desjardins were
Michele Anderson, a human trafficking specialist for Covenant House, an agency with shelters in Toronto and Vancouver that help homeless youth in myriad ways, and Dawn Harvard, president of the Native
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Covenant House's Human Trafficking Team in supporting victims and educating service providers and law enforcement to recognize the signs of a victim and how to help them. Police routinely call upon Anderson when they make raids, or otherwise discover victims of
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Michele, who has worked with victims of sexual exploitation for over 20 years, says the victims in this case, like the many she has seen, are severely traumatized by these horrific crimes and require long-term support to help rebuild their lives. They have received care and counseling at
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Covenant House launched its comprehensive plan to combat sex trafficking in 2016. The plan proposes measures ranging from prevention to enhanced victim services, a research and evaluation component and an online resource hub
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Anderson, Covenant House Toronto sex-trafficking specialist, who has spent more than 20 years supporting young victims, was among the recipients of today's Ontario Attorney General's Victim Services Awards of
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Anderson, who works with trafficked victims at Toronto's Covenant House, said she's also starting to see a new trend where girls are now being recruited through online dating sites, such as Plenty of Fish and
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