Bethany: Addressing the Importance of Community-based Responses S4E3

Invading the Darkness: Stories from the Fight against Child Sex Trafficking

Invading the Darkness: Stories from the Fight against Child Sex Trafficking
Bethany: Addressing the Importance of Community-based Responses S4E3
Jun 24, 2025 Season 4 Episode 3
Shared Hope International

Welcome back to Shared Hope International’s Invading the Darkness podcast where we are elevating and amplify survivor voices and stories. In this powerful episode, Bethany shares how real change begins at the community level. As a subject matter expert and advocate, she speaks truth into the gaps she has witnessed firsthand—and calls on each of us to respond with compassion, accountability, and action.

From law enforcement and local nonprofits to everyday neighbors, Bethany explores what it takes to build survivor-centered, trauma-informed communities that go beyond reacting to trafficking—they work to prevent it. The episode also highlights key resources to strengthen these efforts, including Shared Hope’s Roadmap Report and the RESPOND e-Learning Course.

Bethany’s voice is clear: no one can do everything, but everyone can do something.

Tune in now to hear why community-based responses matter.

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