Forced marriage not only happens but is legal in 47 states. In many cases, it involves an underaged girl. It’s an issue with consent at its core — who has it, who doesn’t — and what states are taking a stand for women and girls. Hosts Gina Brillon and Kimberly Brooks delve into the roadblocks to taking this issue seriously — and what we can do to clear them.
Unchained At Last is a survivor-led nonprofit organization dedicated to ending forced and child marriage in the United States through direct services and advocacy. If you need help or want to support direct programs and policy change, please check them out. Girls First Fund is an international organization that champions community-led efforts to ensure girls and young women can create their own futures – free from forced marriage. If you are experiencing consent or domestic violence issues, please call 800-799-7233 or text 88788 to reach the National Domestic Violence hotline.
Unchained At Last is a survivor-led nonprofit organization dedicated to ending forced and child marriage in the United States through direct services and advocacy. Unchained provides crucial legal and social services, always for free, to help women, girls and others in the U.S. to escape arranged/forced marriages and rebuild their lives. At the same time, Unchained pushes for social, policy and legal change.
Every contact to The Hotline is personal. Some people who reach out to us identify as survivors of abuse, some as concerned friends or family members, and some as abusive partners seeking to change themselves. 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
Around the world, millions of girls are married before the age of 18, putting their health and well-being at risk. We champion community-led efforts to ensure that girls and young women can create their own futures.
We are a donor collaborative supported by leading philanthropic organizations and individual philanthropists who have come together to champion community-led efforts so that all girls can live free from child marriage and create their own futures.
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