Today we’re talking about modern day slavery or what is commonly referred to as human trafficking. Each year millions of people are trafficked worldwide – including right here in the United States according to our Department of Homeland Security. It can happen in any community and victims can be any age, race, gender, or nationality. Within the safety and comfort of our homes, it seems hard to believe that human trafficking exists in our society—and perhaps even in our own neighborhood. In reality it is a prevalent issue that requires everyone’s attention and help to protect individuals of all walks of life as our guests will discuss on Well Said.

Guests include Santhosh Paulus, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine and creator of the first Northwell Health Human Trafficking Response Program to identify and assist human trafficking victims and care for survivors, and Diana Mao, president and co-founder of Nomi Network, an organization dedicated to socially and economically empowering survivors of human trafficking.

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