HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH 2027
GO
BEYOND
AWARENESS.
Share what we know.
Change what we do.
This January, help raise awareness about trafficking of people with disabilities—and take one meaningful step toward making your organization’s response more accessible.
WHY THIS MATTERS
WHAT IF WE’RE NOT
RECOGNIZING
TRAFFICKING WHEN
WE SEE IT?
For people with disabilities, trafficking can go unrecognized when exploitation is mistaken for care, opportunity, or a relationship. And even when survivors seek help, communication barriers, inaccessible services, and assumptions about disability can make it harder to disclose abuse and get support.
Activating Change’s research, Left Behind, identifies critical gaps in how systems recognize and respond to trafficking survivors with disabilities.
THE QUESTION FOR ALL OF US
Are our own practices helping survivors find safety—or creating additional barriers?
01 INFORM YOURSELF
LOOK BEYOND THE CHECKLIST.
Trafficking of people with disabilities doesn’t always look the way we expect. Exploitation can happen within relationships of care, trust, and dependency—and familiar warning signs may be overlooked or misunderstood.
Our Beyond the Checklist guide explores what we’re missing, why it matters, and how we can recognize and respond to trafficking of people with disabilities more effectively.
CAMPAIGN GUIDE
BEYOND
THE CHECKLIST
How trafficking of people with disabilities hides in plain sight—and what we can do differently.
Want to go deeper? Explore the research behind the campaign in our Left Behind report.
02 Share What We know
HELP CHANGE
THE CONVERSATION.
Download our sample social media posts.
Trafficking of people with disabilities is too often overlooked. The more people understand how exploitation happens, why survivors go unrecognized, and what prevention can look like, the better equipped we are to make a difference.
We’ve created ready-to-share graphics that challenge common assumptions, highlight research findings, and explore how belonging, autonomy, economic security, access, and knowledge can help prevent trafficking.
Choose the messages that resonate with your community. Add your organization’s logo. Share them throughout Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
03 COMMIT TO A CHANGE
AWARENESS ISN’T ENOUGH.
Recognizing trafficking is important. But awareness alone won’t change the practices and systems that allow exploitation to go unnoticed or leave survivors with disabilities without the support they need.
Real change starts when we examine our own assumptions, policies, and practices—and identify what we can do differently.
Our One Change Starts With You checklist helps you reflect on your work, identify opportunities for improvement, and commit to one meaningful action.
You don’t have to change everything at once. Start with one thing you or your program can do differently.
HELP SPREAD THE WORD
BRING THE TOOLKIT TO YOUR NETWORK
Are you part of a state coalition, national network, or organization supporting victim service providers?
We’ve made it easy to invite your members and colleagues to participate in Human Trafficking Prevention Month.