On this episode I speak with BriAnn Gullien, Director over at Hidden Treasures Foundation down in San Diego California.
"Hidden Treasures Foundation is a coalition of caring people dedicated to the healing and restoration of children victimized by
the sex slavery of the human trafficking industry. Believing that her past does not have to equal her future, we provide a family
environment that is unprecedented in healing and rehabilitation--a safe sanctuary with holistic, trauma- informed care in which
each girl can thrive."
BriAnn shares some facts and statistics with us about the reality of Sex Trafficking.
Human Trafficking in San Diego has 3,417-8,108 victims/survivors per year
An estimated minimum of 100,000 American juveniles are victimized each year through child sex
trafficking. This includes commercial sexual exploitation of children through prostitution (rape),
pornography, and/or stripping.
San Diego is on the FBI’s list as one of the top 13 highest sex trafficking areas in the country.
A recent report found that 59% of online sex trafficking recruitment in 2020 took place on Facebook
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reports that 88% of likely child sex trafficking
victims reported to NCMEC where missing from Social Services.
Youth in the child welfare system are the most vulnerable population for human trafficking.
Tiffany’s Place is a distinct and unique residential treatment facility for adolescent victims of sex trafficking. We serve domestic girls ages 12-17 years old who are placed through the foster care or probation system. Tiffany’s Place is 1 of 5 treatment programs in the entire state of California serving child victims of sex trafficking and offering a sanctuary for restoration and healing.
Tiffany’s Place offers the following services:
Individual therapy
Group therapy
Rehabilitation services
Medication management
Access to psychiatric services
Independent Living Skills
Family therapy (when applicable)
Equine therapy
CSEC specific therapeutic groups
Crisis Intervention
Substance abuse services
Access to tattoo removal services
Transition services
Education, physical, behavioral, extracurricular supports
Permanency support services
If you are interested in helping out and learning more about Hidden Treasures Foundation please visit the following links. Also please be on a look out as BrunchTalks will be helping to fundraise with HTF for their holiday season.
If you are interested in volunteering with HTF, please contact us at hiddentreasures.sd@gmail.com so we can further discuss your desire to serve.
If you would like to learn more about Hidden Treasures Foundation, please visit our webpage: https://hiddentreasuresfoundation.org/
For more information on current happenings and HTF news, please visit and follow our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HiddenTreasuresFoundationSanDiego/
To see what we are doing for fun, follow our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanys_place_htf/
To donate directly through Venmo, please look us up: HiddenTreasuresFoundation-Tiff
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