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It seems like every month has several dedicated causes attached to it. April is national child abuse awareness month, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Northeast Florida law enforcement officers and local leaders recently announced the first-year findings of their effort to fight child exploitation.

The Wall Street Journal wanted to see what Instagrams Reels video service would provide users interested in children, so it set up test accounts that followed young gymnasts, cheerleaders and teen and preteen influencers on the platform.

It consists of local, state and federal law enforcement and other agencies. iNTERCEPT Task Force (Photo From Frederick County State's Attorney's Office) Frederick, Md (KM) Frederick County has launched a new effort to combat the increase in child sexual abuse exploitation and human trafficking

The Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office announced a new task force on Thursday that will combat the increase of victims in child sex abuse material and trafficking.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin donated his salary to the Life Enrichment Center (LEC) in Virginia Beach. The non-profit provides literacy tutoring.

Authorities said they've so far identified 37 victims, in addition to making 25 arrests.

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Marco Island Police, Naples Police, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Homeland Security and organizations across the country have announced a new commitment to stopping human trafficking in Collier County. 

It’s official, the Southwest Florida INTERCEPT Task Force is at work fighting human trafficking and the sexploitation of children.The task force held a news conference Thursday afternoon in Naples to announce the formation. The task force was created earlier this year.

Southwest Florida has created a program to combat the rampant problem of human trafficking and child predators.