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That is the Million Kid's goal.
That is the Million Kid's goal.
It all began with a simple idea.
If the Internet makes it easier for the bad guys to exploit and harm over a million children a year, then the good guys must step up even more.
This demands all of us united together to fight back.
With the Million Kids insider expertise and analysis providing comprehensive education, we can create a safer world for kids.
At Million Kids, we leverage years of in-depth research, actual case study analysis, and hands-on experience to bring you the most comprehensive education on protecting your family and community from predators. As experts in the field, we are dedicated to fighting sex trafficking, child sexual abuse materials, online exploitation, and image based sexual abuse which can include sextortion and non-consensual sharing of explicit images. Through our in-person comprehensive workshops, online training videos, webinar presentations, website, and email network, we aim to educate individuals and communities about the risks and dangers while giving them the tools to spread awareness and protect others.
We are also committed to empowering young people by educating them about online dangers, vulnerabilities, the importance of character, and how to become positive influencers on social media. Our mission is to equip the next generation with the knowledge and tools they need to stay safe online.
Million Kids is committed to providing crucial resources and support to families affected by exploitation. Through our extensive network, we offer help and information to parents and loved ones dealing with the devastating reality of a child being groomed, recruited, and/or exploited.
We regularly engage with parents facing these challenges, offering guidance and making referrals to qualified therapists and victim service providers. Additionally, we serve as a trusted point of contact for individuals who report suspicious activity, offering advice on how to proceed when they see something concerning.
We are an Advisor to the Training and Outreach Team of the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT), and as such Million Kids has played a vital role in educating and training key government and civic agencies. Our work in this capacity helps to strengthen the community’s response to human trafficking and exploitation, ensuring that more victims receive the protection and support they need.
Child trafficking is a pervasive issue that affects communities worldwide. From foreign national trafficking to right here at home, our young people are at risk of encountering predators on popular dating sites, social media apps, video chat rooms, and instant messaging platforms.
Traffickers often exploit the trust of their victims, whether it’s someone they know personally, a seemingly legitimate connection made through a job recruitment site, or individuals affiliated with gangs or cartels using online seduction and recruitment tactics. These dangers are closer than we think, making it crucial to stay vigilant and informed.
Images and videos documenting the exploitation and abuse of children are disturbingly accessible online.
According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), they have received over 82 million reports, reviewed more than 322 million images and videos, and identified over 19,100 victims.
Unfortunately, these numbers are expected to continue rising as the issue worsens. CSAM can literally be found on just about every online app and are prolific on the dark web.
Predators now have around-the-clock access to children through the Internet via apps, social media, chat rooms and online games. Kids are increasingly being targeted by online predators, sometimes local and sometimes on the other side of the globe, who seduce them into thinking they are in a relationship. They share explicit sexual images and then the predators use threats and blackmail, demanding more images or money. If the victims refuse, the predators threaten to expose their images to friends and family, leaving the victims feeling trapped, embarrassed, or ashamed. Tragically, some teens have taken their own lives.
Image-based sexual abuse involves the non-consensual sharing of intimate photos. This abuse can take several forms, including the distribution of "revenge porn," where consensual nude photos are shared without the subject's consent.
Additionally, it encompasses the dire trend of using AI to create deep fake nudes of individuals, generated with easily accessible software.
The risks for runaways and missing kids have evolved. Increasingly, teens are meeting someone online, developing a fantasy relationship, and sneaking out to meet their new "friend." Unfortunately, this friend can often be a dangerous predator. Horrifyingly, within 48 hours of running away, one out of six runaways is likely to be sexually exploited. The need to find missing kids and runaways quickly has never been more urgent.
Advanced technologies are being used more and more to exploit. It can include encrypted messaging, self-generated pornography, disappearing images/chats, cryptocurrencies, money laundering, virtual reality, live streaming, animation, animated porn, artificial intelligence, call centers and the dark net. All of which create a more sophisticated, technology freeway that makes it easier for predators to exploit vulnerable youth.
For those dealing with the devastating reality of a someone they know being groomed, recruited, or exploited - discover some solutions and help.
Report suspicion of child sexual exploitation to your local police, your ICAC Task Force or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline
ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children)
Tip Line: 866-DHS-2-ICE
A national network of 61 coordinated task forces representing over 4,500 federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies.
Homeland Security - Online Child Sexual Exploitation & Abuse
Know2Protect Tipline at 1-833-591-KNOW (5669)
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Hotline: 1.800.843.5678
The nation's clearinghouse and comprehensive reporting center for all issues related to the prevention of and recovery from child victimization, NCMEC leads the fight against abduction, abuse, and exploitation.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Hotline: 1.800.843.5678 or
You can report any suspected online enticement of children for sexual acts, extra-familial child sexual molestation, child pornography, child sex tourism, child sex trafficking, unsolicited obscene materials sent to a child, misleading domain names, and misleading words or digital images on the internet.
You can also ask the CyberTipline for help in removing your sexually explicit images/videos from the Internet.
https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/isyourexplicitcontentoutthere
Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT)
Hotline: 1.855.758.FREE (3733)
National Hotline (Polaris)
1.888.373.7888 or Text "HELP" to 233733 (BEFREE):
To get help for victims and survivors of human trafficking or to connect with local services 24/7.
ICE - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
1.866-DHS-2ICE or TTY (hearing impaired) (802)872.6196
ICE encourages the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free hotline.
This hotline is staffed around-the-clock by investigators.
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Written by Lynda Bergh Herring, Million Kids contributor and speaker.
Human trafficking involves using force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some form of labor or commercial sex act. Every year millions of men, women, and children are trafficked worldwide. This includes Sextortion, where individuals are blackmailed into giving money or sexual favors to someone threatening to reveal evidence of their sexual activity. The vast majority of human trafficking and sextortion begins online.
In her book, Your Amazing Itty Bitty ™ Keep Your Children Safe Book, Lynda Bergh Herring will educate you on prot