This is part 1 of a 3 part series on Human Trafficking. In this episode  we interview Deborah Richardson, Executive Director of the International  Human Trafficking Institute (IHTI) in Atlanta, GA.  Deborah founded IHTI in 2014 in her former role as Executive Vice President of the  Center for Civil and Human Rights. She is a nationally recognized expert on social justice for women and girls and advocate to end human trafficking. Since 2019, she has led advocacy efforts in public policy  and created impactful services for sexually exploited girls. She coordinated campaigns to eradicate the facilitation of trafficking on online platforms, testified before Congress, and advised more than 30  communities throughout the United States, including Puerto Rico, on organizing and implementing their efforts to address child sexual  exploitation. For more information about human trafficking please visit:  www.IHTI.org.