Policy-making, service provision and research often focus narrowly on criminal violations that occur during the period of exploitation, regularly overlooking the health implications of trafficking. Similarly, the public health sector has not yet incorporated human trafficking as a health concern. We ...
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All victims of slavery and human trafficking have rights and are protected by international, federal, and state law. The hotline is: (1) Anonymous and confidential; (2) Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week; (3) Able to provide help, referral to services, training, and general in...
Introduction: Human trafficking is an international public health concern in which healthcare professionals are in a unique position to intervene. It is unclear how professional medical organizations have responded to the need to identify and assist trafficked patients. Methods: Using key phrases "human...
2017,International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Second Edition) Chapter Forced migration and health Human trafficking and health There are a number of health problems specific to trafficking and smuggling. Because they have to pay back a debt to traffickers and smugglers, undocumented migrants frequent...
Public Health and Human Rights provides critical, evidence-based assessments and tools with which to investigate the role of rights abrogation in the health of populationsfrom repressive laws to social discord, gender-based violence, human trafficking, and violations in conflict. Divided into three ...
Kristen Galvan, a missing 15-year-old believed to be a victim of sex trafficking, is the subject of season four's first two episodes of the Paramount+ docuseries "Never Seen Again." Rachel Fischer, a human trafficking survivor and forensic expert, lent her knowledge to the show and joined...
Human Trafficking : A Public Health Problem Within The United States Human trafficking is a public health problem within the United States and Internationally. The victims subjected to the lifestyle of human trafficking can have sexually transmitted disease, HIV virus, and AIDS. It is an estimated...
Human Trafficking : A Public Health Problem Within The United States Human trafficking is a public health problem within the United States and Internationally. The victims subjected to the lifestyle of human trafficking can have sexually transmitted disease, HIV virus, and AIDS. It is an estimated...
Human trafficking is a public health issue affecting homeless young adults across the United States; however, screening tools for trafficking specifically for this population are lengthy and onerous. The aim of this study was to develop a sensitive, brief, and user-friendly trafficking screening tool...