Anti-trafficking campaign kicks off in Texas

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas – Texas has just relaunched a new trafficking awareness campaign.

The campaign, called Can You See Me, is a partnership between the state and A21, a Fort Worth-based nonprofit that provides resources to fight human trafficking.

It is designed to help people identify signs of human trafficking.

During the previous year of the campaign, calls reported by the Texas National Trafficking Hotline increased by more than 30%.

“In 2021, 85 percent of kids in Texas were runaways. There is also the issue of human trafficking showing how siblings were trafficked from a rural town, and an online exploitation scenario showing how young children innocently playing video games can be prepared for trafficking,” he said. Nick Cain, CEO of A21.

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The campaign will have billboards posted throughout the state.

On Friday, the campaign billboard was displayed on the 8610 Airport Freeway in the North Richland Hills.

You can read more about the campaign here.