Nisha Joseph

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Author Bio

Nisha Joseph is an undergraduate student focusing on human development, mental health, and public health. She is a Public Voices Fellow in Public Health with The OpEd Project and the Blue Shield of California Foundation.

October 15, 2026

The hidden crisis of human trafficking in South Central LA

Every day, I walk the streets of South Central Los Angeles and see young women, some barely teenagers, struggling to survive. They’re begging for change, darting into strangers’ cars, or lurking on street corners, trying…