January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a time set aside each year to raise awareness about a crime that reaches into communities across the country, including here at home.
The observance has been recognized every year since 2010, when a presidential proclamation dedicated the month to educating the public on how to identify and help prevent human trafficking.
The U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, continues to raise awareness domestically and abroad through U.S. embassies and consulates, while encouraging people to learn the signs and share that knowledge in their daily lives…