GSO Blog

Baby Susie came into the world on April 27th and is the first baby born at The O’Connell House! Such a joyful blessing for her mother. Thank you to all who have contributed to The O’Connell House and the opportunity for our resident to have her baby and bring her back...

Jasmine's Story 7 minutes: 2 minutes: Jasmine's Role at GSO Jasmine Grace, a resilient human trafficking survivor, uses her powerful voice and lived experience to educate healthcare professionals through Global Strategic Operatives. By sharing her harrowing journey...

Human trafficking is a global crisis that leaves an indelible mark on its victims. It's a complex crime that often hides in plain sight, even in places we consider safe, like hospitals and clinics. This is why training healthcare providers to recognize the signs of...

At a glance... The O’Connell House opened in January 2024 Baby Suzie: the first baby born was born and joyfully welcomed into The O’Connell House on April 27, 2024 Deb Rusckowski spoke at the UN for International Nurses Week We are proud to announce that The O’Connell...

Global Strategic Operatives, GSO, was co-founded by Deb O’Hara-Rusckowski, the Special Advisor on Human Trafficking to the Ambassador for the Sovereign Order of Malta Mission to the United Nations, after a high-level meeting of leaders and stakeholders was held at the...

After 4 long years, which included a global pandemic, we see the completion of the GSO Research Study Results, as well as the creation of a global Human Trafficking Policy & Protocol for Healthcare Providers worldwide which was submitted to the World Heath...

Dear Friends of GSO, As you all are aware, Global Strategic Operatives to Eradicate Human Trafficking, Inc., officially got started after a high-level meeting at the UN in 2018, sponsored jointly by the Permanent Observer of the Sovereign Order of Malta Mission to the...

Global Strategic Operatives, GSO, was co-founded by Deb O’Hara-Rusckowski, the Special Advisor on human trafficking to the Ambassador for the Sovereign Order of Malta Mission to the United Nations, after a high-level meeting of leaders and stakeholders was held at the...

Global Strategic Operatives, GSO, was founded in 2018. It was decided to focus on training healthcare providers based in studies showing 88-92% of survivors state they sought out medical care while being trafficked. Therefore, healthcare workers are on the frontline —...

Much has been happening since we last communicated, so we wanted to take a moment to fill you in on all the progress that has been made thus far. First, we have six U.S. healthcare systems committed to be part of our human trafficking healthcare training and study...

Here’s What’s Happening... After convening a meeting at the UN with leaders in the field of combating human trafficking on November 9, 2019, we’ve been working hard establishing a new group called ‘Global Strategic Operatives for the Eradication of Human Trafficking‘....