Theresa L. Flores
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Theresa L. Flores

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Theresa Flores is a Human Trafficking Survivor, Victim's Advocate, Founder of S.O.A.P. and Education Specialist for Gracehaven. She is a Licensed of Social Work, has a Bachelor degree in Social Work from Ball State University and a Master's in Counseling Education from University of Dayton. She was appointed to the Ohio Attorney General’s Commission on the Study of Human Trafficking in 2009 and her efforts were a major part of the success of SB235 being passed into law by Governor Strickland on Dec. 23rd, 2010. In 2015, Michigan passed "The Theresa Flores law" which removed the statue of limitations for children who have been trafficked or sexually exploited. She has also received the Courage Award from Governor Kaisch. She is a much sought after international speaker and lectures on many aspects of Human Trafficking from both a personal perspective as well as a professional expert. Ms. Flores is featured by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and her story has been seen on "The Today Show", MSNBC: "Sex Slaves, The Teen Trade" and on Discovery Channel's "Kidnap and Rescue". The audio version of her latest book has also been recently nominated for The 2011 Audie Award, being in the top 5 of all memoirs and biographies. Her nationally recognized program S.O.A.P.- Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution, gathers volunteers to label bars of soap with the national human trafficking hotline number and distribute them to hotels during large sporting events. It is the only educational, awareness and rescue mission in the US. Her website is www.traffickfree.com
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