Stacy's Joy...Enhancing the Joy of Moving Forward
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About Stacy's Joy
Mission
Dedicated to empowering individuals with lived experiences of human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, domestic violence, mental health challenges, substance use disorders, and incarceration, supporting them as they move forward with JOY and TENACITY to enhance their quality of life.
Vision
To live in a world where empowered survivors thrive, healing through compassionate, trauma-informed pathways that foster renewed hope and long-term recovery.
Human Trafficking Research Hub Member
William james College, Human trafficking research hub
William james College, Human trafficking research hub
Survivors and Allies Working Together to Bridge the Commercial Sex and Sex Trafficking Research Gaps
By Stacy Reed, MSW, William James College Leadership Psychology PsyD Student
The HTCRH is completing a unique mixed method study that asked 50 participants diverse by race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation to complete Adult Attachment Interviews (AAI), multiple objective measures about people's well-being and mental health struggles, and a qualitative interview about their life experiences in commercial sex.
Working together
William james College, Human trafficking research hub
Working Together to Fight Human Trafficking in the U.S.
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and there have been numerous developments in recent years.
The Roles of Adult Attachment and Complex Trauma in Sex Trafficking–Related Coercive Bonding: Entry,
The Roles of Adult Attachment and Complex Trauma in Sex Trafficking–Related Coercive Bonding: Entry,
Stacy Reed-Barnes, PsyD, is one of the authors of the article that describes William James College’s Human Trafficking Research Hub (HTRH) open-access study titled The Roles of Adult Attachment and Complex Trauma in Sex Trafficking-Related Coercive Bonding in the journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. The research, conducted by a 19-member team including WJC students, alumni, and faculty across three departments, explores how traffickers use coercive tactics and how survivors’ attachment styles and trauma histories affect their ability to leave trafficking situations.
Funded by multiple organizations, the study emphasizes that survivors often exhibit great resilience, even when returning to traffickers multiple times. Those with secure attachment patterns were particularly persistent in their efforts to exit. The listed researchers in this study highlight the importance of recognizing the strength and complexity of survivors' journeys, challenging the stigma they often face from providers.
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Stacy's Joy 5 Book series...the 2nd book, "Ode to Girls Like Me" launched June 2025...Stay Tuned for BOOKS 3,4,& 5. Thank you so much !!!
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Dr. Stacy Reed-Barnes, PsyD
