Ohio, Human Trafficking

Ohio AG expands ways Ohioans can access Human Trafficking Hotline
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced he is expanding the ways Ohioans can access the Human Trafficking Hotline to file reports. AG Yost’s office says since the hotline went live in the fall of 2024,
Ohio launches app, new text line to report human trafficking
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost launched the statewide hotline to report human trafficking; now, other ways of reporting it are being added to it.
Community leaders, human trafficking survivors raise awareness at Ohio Statehouse
Around 200 community leaders, advocates and survivors came together for the 2025 Human Trafficking Prevention Awareness Statehouse Advocacy Day. “Human trafficking is an issue in Ohio. We believe it’s a serious crime and a serious public health issue that affects the people in Ohio more than you might think.
AG Yost Launches App, Introduces Other Ways to Report Signs of Human Trafficking
January 30, 2025, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The new statewide Human Trafficking Hotline established by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost can now be accessed in four convenient ways, making it easy for the public to report information about suspected human trafficking.
Ohio launches human trafficking hotline along with TravelCenters of America and Truckers Against Trafficking
Ohio launched a human trafficking hotline in cooperation with TravelCenters of America and Truckers Against Trafficking.
Ohio Attorney General partners with TravelCenters of America, Truckers Against Trafficking for awareness campaign
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Jan. 28 a partnership within the transportation industry to expand the fight against human trafficking statewide, according to a news release. The
Truckers Against Trafficking: Ohio AG announces partnership to fight human trafficking
Ohio’s attorney general Dave Yost announced a partnership within the transportation industry to fight against human trafficking.
Ohio attorney general partners within the transportation industry on human trafficking awareness campaign
The partnership brings Yost's Human Trafficking Initiative together with Ohio-based TravelCenters of the America and nonprofit organization Truckers Against Trafficking to enhance human trafficking aw
Ohio holds first statewide Human Trafficking Prevention Advocacy Day at Statehouse Atrium in partnership with Collaborative to End Human Trafficking
The Collaborative to End Human Trafficking hosted the event in connection with the launch of its "Humans Over Human ...
Yost, TravelCenters of America, Truckers Against Trafficking team on awareness campaign
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is partnering with the transportation industry to expand the fight against human trafficking ...
Milwaukee is becoming a hub for human trafficking. Here's what police want you to know
Milwaukee police investigated 35 cases of human trafficking last year. Here are some myths that task force investigators want ...
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New anti-human trafficking partnership in Ohio
WESTLAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced a new anti-human trafficking partnership Tuesday. According to a news release, the partnership involves the nonprofit group ...
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Wheeling YWCA promotes STEP to combat human trafficking
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and the Wheeling YWCA is hoping to get the word out on one of the only programs in West Virginia designe ...
‘Absolutely no merit’: Avon Police respond to human trafficking investigation claims
“There is absolutely no merit to this post and we are aware of no information to substantiate what has been claimed in the post,” Avon Police said in a Facebook post. There are no specific threats at ...
Hamilton County hosting panel discussion on human trafficking prevention
January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month and this week, Hamilton County’s Juvenile Court is hosting a public panel ...
Local organization trains community on link between social media dangers and human trafficking
A 2018 state-level study identified at least 1,000 minor victims of trafficking. Another 4,000 minors were determined to be ...