LATEST NEWS
See below for the latest news from HART: The Human Anti-Trafficking Response Team.
November 7, 2024
Listen: Kaitlin Bick – Crimes Against Her Humanity
Uncover the shocking truth about human and sex trafficking in Canada with survivor Kaitlin Bick who courageously shares her journey from vulnerability to victimization and ultimately to becoming an advocate for others. Kaitlin’s raw and honest account of her childhood insecurities, substance abuse, and exploitation provides a deeply personal perspective on the complex factors that can lead to the crimes that were inflicted on her humanity and how hard it is to return your life to some form of normality.
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July 30, 2023
ASTER releases new E-Learning Curriculum on Sex Trafficking for Forensic Nurses
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June 23, 2023
HART is fighting against sex trafficking with Womens College Hospital. Read more about it here in their annual Donor Impact Report.
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May 25, 2023
Flipping the script on Survivor Leadership in anti-trafficking
Survivors are much more than their trauma
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April 14, 2023
Woman on a mission: How Timea Nagy inspired FinTRAC, banks and police to combat sex trafficking
Project Protect has helped financial institutions catch millions of dollars generated from sexual exploitation.
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April 04, 2023
In Conversation With… Rhonelle Bruder on Centring Survivors’ Voices to Combat Sex Trafficking
On April 4th, Women’s College Hospital hosted the next episode of their webinar series. In this episode, Ph.D. candidate Rhonelle Bruder discussed how sex trafficking is taking place in every corner of the country, yet little research has been done on when or why it happens — or how best to support survivors. Through her research at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Women’s College Research Institute, she is hoping to change that.
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March 07, 2023
Joining Forces Against Sex Trafficking
Sex trafficking is a bigger problem than most people believe. The Human Anti-Trafficking Response Team (HART) and Toronto’s Women’s College Research Institute are working together to advance research to help victims of these hidden crimes.
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March 02, 2023
Centring Survivors’ Voices To Combat Sex Trafficking
Join Activist and Ph.D. Candidate, Rhonelle Bruder, and President and CEO of the Women’s College Hospital Foundation, Jennifer Bernard, on March 28th as they discuss sex trafficking and the research that centers survivor.
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March 01, 2023
Sotheby’s holds inaugural Anti-Human Trafficking Awareness Day
“We are absolutely overwhelmed by the support and generosity of the Sotheby’s International Realty Canada Realtors, management and staff to a charity that literally saves lives of young women and girls across Canada. HART is so proud of the national research that we are doing with Women’s College Hospital and the national hospital network to bring about important policy and support for victims of human trafficking,” says HART Founder, Kelly Grier, in response to Sotheby’s International Realty Canada’s inaugural 2022 Day of Action.
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December 16, 2022
Advancing And Advocationg for the health of women everywhere
We are extremely grateful to Living Luxe Magazine for their recent profile featuring HART and our partners at Women’s College Hospital. The profile highlights the expert research we are undertaking to build knowledge that supports effective advocacy and fosters the resources required to fight sex trafficking.
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September 22, 2022
Taking action against sex trafficking
Survivors of sex trafficking and the providers who support them will soon have access to the evidence needed for a more just, equitable healthcare system that’s equipped to meet their needs, thanks to the power of philanthropy.
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