This clear-sighted reference examines the public health dimensions of labor and sex trafficking in the United States, the scope of the crisis, and possibilities for solutions. Its ecological lifespan approach globally traces risk and protective factors associated with this exploitation, laying a road...
Human trafficking has historically been regarded as a criminal justice issue and has consequently been responded to through regulatory and law enforcement action. In recent years, however, there is increasing recognition of the importance of taking a public health approach to human trafficking [4,5]....
Human traffickingis a public health issue, a violation of human rights, and a crime in every state of the United States. Human trafficking is also a global issue, having an impact on every nation throughout the world. The International Labour Organization estimates that there are approximately ...
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...
Human trafficking (HT) of youth is a growing public health and social justice concern (Chisolm-Straker & Stoklosa, 2017). Defined as the exploitation of minors for forced labor or commercial sex, HT has been linked to a wide range of negative physical and psychological health consequences, suc...
at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She is also executive director at HEAL Trafficking, an integrated network of over 3,500 survivors and multidisciplinary professionals in more than 30 countries dedicated to ending human trafficking and supporting its survivors from a public health perspective...
Human trafficking, a form of modern slavery, is an egregious violation of human rights with profound personal and public health implications. It includes forced labor and sexual exploitation of both U.S. and non-U.S. citizens and has been reported in all 50 states. Victims of human traffickin...
Human trafficking is a crime with many victims: not only those who are trafficked, but also the families they leave behind, some of whom never see their loved ones again.Trafficking has a broad global impact as well. It weakens legitimate economies, fuels violence, threatens public health and...
human traffickingchildrenpublic healthchild protectionviolencepreventionEnsuring the well-being of all children is one of the great challenges of our time. Despite concerted efforts in the United States to protect children, researchTodres, Jonathan...
INTRODUCTION: Human trafficking is a widespread public health problem across the United States. In recognition of the incredible need among victims and survivors of human trafficking for longitudinal, trauma-informed care, the Medical Safe Haven (MSH) was developed in 2016 through the Dignity Health ...