Escaping The Blade | Sacramento survivor Emily Sanders describes manipulation that leads to sex trafficking

Emily Sanders says some women don’t know where to turn for help when they’re in the grip of a sex trafficker who is constantly monitoring them. The women may have a short window of time to seek help but when they call a phone number off a sheet of resources, they can’t get an appointment right away. Or they feel judged. Or they don’t fit the criteria. Sanders said those were her experiences as a survivor. She is now the founder and executive director of Connect2Change, which offers “immediate action” with shelter and support to women fleeing sex trafficking in the greater Sacramento area. “I believe that if we could take a more of an individualized approach to many of the women who are escaping, we can have more success stories such as myself,” she said. “If we can help and transform and change the life of one woman, that’s going to trickle down to their children and ripple out into the community.” Learn more about her story: https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-survivor-sex-tra