{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsafety-chick-rules.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Ftales-from-a-sex-trafficking-survivor-vgrFKK6_","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"EP 6:  Tales from a Sex Trafficking Survivor:","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c7b25d6f-7d02-4100-8fb7-c6d14095ad7e/7182dfa6-1ae4-4e9a-8495-456d794c6731/safetychick-rules-podcast-episode-6-pic-v2-3.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/764a681f-137d-45d3-99ed-348f516eb128\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"EP 6:  Tales from a Sex Trafficking Survivor:\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Sex traffickers look for those who are most vulnerable to their\nmanipulation and who are unlikely to be reported missing. According to\nthe U.S. Office on Trafficking in Persons, common targets include:\n\n*  Runaways\n*  Homeless teens and young adults\n*  Unaccompanied minors\n*  Those from the foster care or juvenile justice system\n* Those without a strong social support network\n* Others whose socio-economic situation makes them vulnerable\n\nBut how does this happen? How do these children get pulled into sex\ntrafficking at such a young age?\n\nGuest, Alia Dewees sheds light on this serious and growing epidemic in\nour country. Alia is a sex trafficking survivor and now helps other\nvictims as an After Care Director and Survivor Leader for the\nSafehouse Project, a wonderful organization that I have featured on the\nshow before."}