When Trafficking Hit Her Family, She Chose to Fight Back. Now She Helps You Do the Same.

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She Never Expected Her Daughter’s Story to Become Her Mission—But That’s Exactly What Happened

Deondriea Cantrice is an anti-trafficking activist whose work is deeply personal. Her daughter is a trafficking survivor. The moment Deondriea realized how easily exploitation hides in plain sight, everything changed.

She stepped out of shock and into purpose. Out of silence and into advocacy. Out of fear and into fierce protection—for her daughter and for families everywhere.

Her activism wasn’t born from theory.
It was born from a mother’s heartbreak, a survivor’s courage, and a determination to make sure no other family walks this journey uninformed or alone.

Today, through Unmute the Silence—the organization she founded to raise awareness about human trafficking and as a board member of New Friends New Life, Deondriea fights to bring truth, prevention, and protection to the forefront.

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She Speaks What Others Whisper—So Your Family Doesn’t Become a Story No One Saw Coming

Human trafficking isn’t a movie plot. It’s not always violent. It doesn’t always look like kidnapping. It often starts quietly—with grooming, vulnerability, relational manipulation, or emotional exploitation. Most families don’t recognize the danger until it’s too late. Deondriea helps change that. Trafficking rarely looks like what people imagine. It’s often disguised as friendship, romance, opportunity, attention, or “help.” And grooming? It’s subtle. It’s strategic. It’s terrifyingly easy to miss—even for the most attentive parents. Deondriea helps families recognize the signs she wishes she had seen sooner. Her message is raw, real, and necessary: Traffickers manipulate. Families love. Education protects. Silence harms. Her voice gives parents the tools they need before danger becomes reality.

Trafficking rarely looks like what people imagine. It’s often disguised as friendship, romance, opportunity, attention, or “help.”  And grooming?
It’s subtle. It’s strategic. It’s terrifyingly easy to miss—even for the most attentive parents.

Deondriea helps families recognize the signs she wishes she had seen sooner.
Her message is raw, real, and necessary:

    • Traffickers manipulate.
    • Families love.
    • Education protects.
    • Silence harms.

Her voice gives people the tools they need before danger becomes reality.

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She Tells the Story Too Many Parents Never Imagine Becoming Their Own

When Deondriea speaks, she speaks as a mother. A witness. A protector. And an advocate determined to break the cycle of silence that leaves children vulnerable. Her talks are honest. They are emotional. They are actionable. And they change how people see trafficking forever.

Your Community Needs Truth Before Trauma.

Book Deondriea as a lived-experience parent speaker and equip your audience with the awareness, tools, and courage to protect their children, no matter what age. Her family’s story sparks change. Her advocacy saves lives. Her voice gives parents what she once needed most—knowledge.

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