Nightmares, flashbacks, addiction: What human trafficking survivors face🦋

Janine Sadaj • March 19, 2026
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A Special Projects report by Jennifer Chambers, Detroit News

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Detroit News reporter Jennifer Chambers and multimedia reporter Katy Kildee visited Hope Against Trafficking several times to hear the stories of our residents and what we do to help them heal from an unimaginable trauma after being trafficked. We are grateful to have their stories shared on the front page of the Detroit News.


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