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1) The child reports participation in a sexual act in exchange for shelter, transportation, drugs, alcohol, food, money, or other items of value (even if the child did not actually receive the item). 2) There are photos or videos of the child being victimized and/or being used to advertise the child for sexual purposes (on websites, Craigslist, etc.). 3) The child reports involvement in the sex industry, including activities such as working in strip clubs, escort services, private sex parties, or street-level sex work. 4) Someone witnessed the child engaged in a commercial sex act (a sex act where something of value is received or promised). 5) The child reports being forced, threatened, or coerced into working or participating in illegal activities, such as in retail, factories, farms, households, restaurants, hotels, construction, massage/spa services, or drug sales.

Identifying Juvenile Victims

If you answer "yes" to one or more of the five identifiers below, you have identified a child victim of trafficking. It is imperative that you immediately contact Child Protection Services in your area.
  In Florida, call the Department of Children and Families (DCF) at (800) 96-ABUSE (800) 962-2873 or the new
FDLE Florida Human Trafficking Reporting Line at 855-FLA-SAFE
(855) 352-7233 to report your observations or findings (below).

HIGH-RISK INDICATORS - If you observe one or more of the following indicators in this section and are uncertain whether the child is involved in trafficking, the child may be at high risk of trafficking or may have already been trafficked. In such cases, further assessment may be necessary. Please contact the Department of Children and Families at (800) 96- ABUSE   (800) 962-2873 and report the concerns you identified below.

The child is using trafficking terms, such as calling a romantic partner "Daddy" or "Mommy," or talking about "the life" or "the game.” Associations with people who have exchanged sex for drugs, shelter, food, goods, or money, or the child is concerned that their parent or guardian has been involved in trafficking. The child possesses a suspicious amount of money, money from an unknown source, or goods such as multiple cell phones, drugs and alcohol, hotel keys/key cards, or false IDs. Tattoos that the child is reluctant to explain, especially those indicating ownership (such as names, dollar signs, crowns, symbols, or acronyms), or other forms of branding like cutting or burning. A significantly older boyfriend or girlfriend who is controlling and/or whom the child appears to fear. The child exhibits multiple concerning behaviors or indicators, which might include chronic alcohol or drug use, gang affiliation, provocative clothing, unexplained or suspicious bruising or other forms of trauma, or multiple sexual partners. Indications that the child has experienced multiple instances of running away, being kicked out of the home, periods of homelessness, or residing with unrelated coworkers or others. The child works long hours with few breaks and receives inconsistent pay, with some or all the earnings potentially going towards debt, housing, food, or being given to someone else. The child exhibits anxiety about maintaining a job due to a sense of duty to family, debt to an employer, or fear of physical harm, death, or blackmail. The child may also display desperation to sell items. (Excessive or unexplained absences from school or home for periods of time.)

DO NOT confront a trafficker, ever!
Contact the proper authorities and
report your findings, but NEVER
confront a trafficker.  
This is for your protection and the protection of the child victim

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