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Adopt a resolution recognizing the month of January 2025 as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Solano County
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution recognizing January 2025 as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Solano County.
SUMMARY:
National Human Trafficking Prevention Month is observed in January to increase awareness of human trafficking. Human trafficking involves exploitation which comes in many forms including: forcing victims into prostitution, subjecting victims to slavery or involuntary servitude and compelling victims to commit sex acts for the purpose of creating pornography. Human trafficking is a global problem, impacting nearly every country, and remains a growing issue in the United States, particularly California. National Human Trafficking Prevention Month reminds all Solano County residents to be aware of their surroundings.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the Department's FY2024/25 Working Budget. The costs associated with purchasing and preparing the resolution materials are included in the Board's FY2024/25 Working Budget. There is no additional financial impact on the County General Fund.
DISCUSSION:
National Human Trafficking Prevention Month is a presidentially designated observance designed to educate the public about human trafficking and the role they can play in preventing and responding to human trafficking. Human trafficking is an illegal trade in human beings and involves the recruitment, transfer or obtaining of an individual through coercion, abduction, fraud, or force to exploit them. That exploitation can range from forced labor to forced marriage or commercial sex work - and the exploiter can be anyone, including stranger...
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