Article archive / February 2018
Originally published: . Volume 9, No. 2. Source pages: 5.
Governor Edwards named January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Louisiana, a cause that the Governor and Mrs. Edwards have taken on as a key initiative.
“Human trafficking really is modern day slavery and we know that it is happening throughout the local communities right here in Louisiana more than some people may realize,” said Gov. Edwards. “We are going to continue to bring people together to make sure that we bring every resource to bear in putting an end to this dangerous epidemic.”
This action comes in addition to the steps Gov. Edwards has taken to make human trafficking in Louisiana a priority for his administration including spearheading a series of human trafficking summits around the state and the creation of the Human Trafficking Prevention Commission and Human Trafficking Prevention Advisory Board.
Dr. Rafael Salcedo, clinical and forensic psychologist, serves on the Advisory Board. He is also the Community Psychology Chair for the Louisiana Psychological Association. He and wife Beth founded the first therapeutic home for trafficked girls in the state.
Beth Salcedo and Dr. Rafael Salcedo attending a workshop at a previous convention. They are founders of the “Free Indeed Home” for trafficked girls, a cause the Governor has taken on for 2018.
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