
Ep. 226 | From Trafficking Victim to Attorney
About this episode
By the time she was twelve, Carissa Phelps had run away from home, dropped out of school, and fled blindly into the arms of a brutal pimp. After years of being trafficked, she was able to escape, graduate from UCLA with a law degree and an MBA, and become an attorney working to help at-risk youth & end the infrastructure behind human trafficking.
She shares names of corporations listed in lawsuits for supporting trafficking, how she was trafficked and escaped, the trafficking ecosystem & the unexpected ways we all may be supporting trafficking.
If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 11: LEARNING HOW TO HEAR THEM: HOW KIDS DISCLOSE SEXUAL ABUSE
Guest: https://www.runawaygirl.com/ | https://a.co/d/iYRWw3c | https://www.linkedin.com/in/carissaphelps/
HEAL TRAFFICKING https://healtrafficking.org/
PEARR TOOL https://www.commonspirit.org/physician-enterprise/key-programs/human-trafficking
SURVIVOR ALLIANCE https://www.survivoralliance.org/
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Sponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/
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