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Mezzo Allies mission is to bridge the gap to safety for victims of organized abuse and family controlled trafficking what is organized abuse. Organized abuse is defined as the abuse of a victim or victims by MULTIPLE perpetrators who are working in concert together to abuse 41 of all Human Trafficking victims report that their trafficking began with a parent or caregiver what is family controlled human trafficking. Family controlled trafficking occurs when a family member a father mother grandparent uncle or aunt or a guardian a foster parent or intimate partner of the parent facilitates human trafficking of a child or individual. This can include when parents or other family members allow sexual offenders to sexually abuse the victim in exchange for money goods or services and often involves caregivers producing child sexual abuse material CSAM or child pornography of their children to sell trade or post the contents of in exchange for money or other things of value.