377: What Happens to Trafficking Risk When a Hurricane Hits?

Leanne McCallum Desselle joins Dr. Sandie Morgan as they explore what happens when a hurricane knocks out the very systems built to catch trafficking — from a child abuse hotline down for three weeks after Hurricane Ida to the disaster recovery jobs where exploitation quietly takes hold.

Chapters

(00:00) - Introduction

(01:39) - An International Lens on a Uniquely American Blind Spot

(04:17) - The Signal International Case After Katrina

(07:36) - From the Ground in Louisiana to a Researcher's Path

(11:13) - Why Research Doesn't Reach the People Who Need It

(14:50) - Who Disasters Make Vulnerable to Trafficking

(20:18) - Responding in the First Days — and How to Prepare Before the Storm

(25:22) - Creative Partnerships That Kept Services Running

(28:27) - Turning Research Into Policy and Practice

(34:32) - Advice for Researchers Entering This Space