Human traffickingHuman slaveryCounselingPreventionInternationalThis article provides a review of current research on human trafficking for mental health practitioners and scholars. In addition to an overview of definitions, causes and processes of trafficking, the article highlights mental health consequences ...
Using the lens of undue influence, activists, social workers, law enforcement, and mental health professionals can better learn how pimps and traffickers recruit, how to spot current victims, how to ethically intervene in a trafficking case, and how to help trafficking survivors recover from their...
Human trafficking is a global public health issue that is associated with serious short- and long-term morbidity. To address and prevent human trafficking, vulnerabilities to human trafficking and forces sustaining it need to be better understood among specific subpopulations. We aimed to explore risk...
Human Trafficking - Initial Recommendations for Mental Health Treatment Sometimes called "modern slavery," human trafficking refers to the use of force, coercion, or fraud for purposes of labor or sexual exploitation. Estimates of the scope of the problem vary widely—by one estimate, there are mo...
Human trafficking victims may be able to recover if provided with appropriate social, medical, and mental health services from individuals and organizations experienced in human trafficking issues. Many human trafficking victims suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and co-morbid conditions such as ...
This page includes the following topics and synonyms: Human Trafficking, Human Sex Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor, Sexual Slavery, Slavery, Organ Trafficking.
High Risk Factors/Vulnerabilities for Trafficking Victims(Source:US Department of Health and Human Services) Poverty, economic strain, or unemployment Gender inequality History of sexual abuse or neglect Health/mental health issues Substance abuse or experimentation ...
DANBURY, Conn. --Two Connecticut men were arrested Thursday in connection with a Danbury-based human trafficking ring that police say exploited young men with mental health issues, delivering them to wealthy clients to have sex for money.
Trafficking victims can be adults or children of any age, gender, race, or socio-economic background. While trafficking can happen to anyone, the most vulnerable tend to be those suffering from lack of housing, food instability, poverty, substance addiction, or mental health issues. Runaway, ...
Care and support during maternity for mothers affected by modern slavery: A scoping review with maternity services;b)challenges and needs identified by healthcare professionals; andc)the impact of human trafficking on maternal and neonatal outcomes... ...