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@mlbolangerauthor I don’t have much to say on this topic, but I thought it could be helpful to mention a couple of Christian novels that deal with some of these things.

Finding Fireflies by A. C. Williams, deals with trafficking and prostitution without shoving undesirable things in your face. It doesn’t avoid them, but doesn’t describe them. It’s also a comedy which makes for an odd juxtaposition.

I can also think of a number of kids adventure books that touch on human trafficking and other issues. There’s a series called the Reel Kids Adventures by Dave Gustaveson. I know I was reading them back when I was 13. They don’t go into all the details, but they didn’t ignore them. (And now I’m remembering everything in the books, and I’m slightly less eager to travel the world.)

The other issues you mentioned seem a little trickier. Human trafficking is easier, because though it’s something people need to be informed about, and something that needs to be stopped (and the people in it helped very carefully), it’s not something many people would argue is not wrong. Unless you do it terribly, the only people you’re likely to offend are those who insist of everything being ‘clean’ in books.