Rescue Update: Spring 2022
Since our last Rescue update, The WellHouse has accepted five new residents into our restorative program.
Rescue happens in a number of different ways, but it almost always happens when someone identifies a victim. We share these stories so you can know how to identify a victim and what to do when a victim needs your help.
These are the situations that bring women to The WellHouse where they can safely heal from trafficking…
One resident was from Tennessee and rescued from Alabama. Her boyfriend severely beat her and left her. She got to a hospital where they reached out to an advocate.
One resident was from Florida and rescued from Alabama. Her long term boyfriend was her trafficker. He was physically, sexually and mentally abusive towards her.
One resident was from Mississippi and rescued from Mississippi. She was initially trafficked by family, and then kidnapped and taken to a high trafficking area in Tennessee.
One resident was from Tennessee and rescued from Tennessee. She was trafficked from a young age, and from there it transitioned to being the norm in her adulthood.
One resident was from Alabama and rescued in Alabama. She was also trafficked early in childhood and it continued into her adulthood.