Cleveland.com: Cleveland has long been called a human trafficking hub. A new report says we’re still missing much of the picture

By Kaitlin Durbin

The community still doesn’t truly know how many people are affected by human trafficking, where they are or how they are being exploited, according to the first “State of Human Trafficking in Cuyahoga County” report released Thursday by the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking. 

Fear, dependence, stigma, immigration concerns and a lack of awareness of what human trafficking can look like can all keep victims from being recognized, the 16-page report says. And the systems that encounter them — from schools and hospitals to courts, child welfare agencies and law enforcement — often only see a snapshot of the warning signs.

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