INTRODUCING: J R House International Incorporated

• J R house Inc is a nonprofit organization that assists those coming out of domestic human sex trafficking in every way necessary. 

• One major challenge for victims is believing the trafficker when they say “no one cares about you” or “no one will believe you” or “you deserve this” or “you made me do this”. The evidence tends to back these words up, so the victim feels and is alone with what seems as no choice but to believe the trafficker whether that trafficker is a stranger, friend, boyfriend, husband, father, mother, aunt, uncle, grandparent, or cousin. The victim typically has no money they can put their hands on, making resources scarce. 

• Drugs are typically used for coercion, and most times are forced upon the victim initially; thus, the addiction begins. After this the drugs are almost always a weapon used against the victim making one more hurdle to crawl over to get out of. This is when the words spoken and yelled at the victim truly has impact. This is when the brainwashing really begins to happen. It became easier to stay because more than likely they have already tried to get out only to receive more hurdles such as “we can’t help but try this other place” or “you don’t qualify”, or the police find the trafficker more believable (most police don’t understand the effects of the trauma), or the female/male was high so the thought is “it’s just a junky whining”.

• The sobering moments of the victim become defeat, why bother. The will to live still rallies within them but this persists for a long time. To state the problem clearer now that the picture is explained, the mindset of the victim is erratic and in no way fluid. 

• The best response to the problem is having a healthy person with them walking them through every step all day and night. Not just any healthy person, but a redeemed one helping them understand healthy thought, but not making decisions for them. They walk with them even if the decision is wrong; thusly, letting them fall and being with them cheering them on in the getting up process. This is empowering the survivor/victim. This is reprocessing how the response of the trauma affects the brain. Simple things as diet, vitamins, who to share information with and who not to share information, who to contact, what services are available, how to speak to them, and how to respond to and helping recover from being told “we can’t help you”. Mostly being there to reassure “I Believe You”, I CARE ABOUT YOU” and the biggest of all “YOU ARE NOT ALONE”!

• This differs greatly from other organizations because we are with the victim/ survivor guiding where they are open to and waiting until they are open. This is the beginning process but not the only way we meet the need. Most with very few exceptions have a legal need. The need can range from criminal charges (usually for the trafficker) to custody cases for the parent and the child to get to safety.