Press Release
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) and Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a partnership to support the creation of educational resources around the topic of human trafficking. TraffickProofSC, a statewide prevention education initiative of the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, will highlight the importance of educating young people and their families on the realities of human trafficking.
TraffickProofSC is the overarching prevention education initiative that will begin with a four-part curriculum specifically for high school students. It is designed as an age-appropriate tool to educate and empower youth. The high school curricula will be available beginning September 1st.
This initiative will use the powers of public media and SCETV's statewide reach to share information and educational tools. SCETV partnered with the Task Force to develop videos and curricula that align with middle and high school health education standards and supports the work of school counselors. The learning media will be focused on the broader issue of human trafficking as well as specifically focusing on sex trafficking, labor trafficking and the dangers of social media. SCETV will also create professional learning experiences for the educators who will have an opportunity to implement this curriculum.
Throughout the summer, each of the ten regional human trafficking task forces will collaborate with community partners to hold backpack giveaways at back-to-school events to bring awareness to the TraffickProofSC initiative. Please visit humantrafficking.scag.gov for more information or the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force social media accounts.
To report human trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text HELP to 233733. In case of an emergency, please call 911.
