What is Commercial Sexual Exploitation

The strategies utilized by traffickers to exploit vulnerable humans continues to be one of history's cruelest treatment of others. At the heart of the manipulation is the misuse of the relational need for connection. The inherent need to attach to others is well researched throughout the field of psychology and serves as the basis for prevention of exploitation. This chapter focuses on a community-based intervention accessing the present strengths of minority communities with church partnerships through a psychological framework. The primary ways churches can detect and prevent human trafficking are through mental health education, integration, and intentional-movement-toward. These strategies engage at a community and relational level of engagement to create a resilient environment.