White Paper: Recognizing Child Trafficking as a Critical Emerging Health Threat

摘要: Human trafficking is a pandemic human rights violation with an emerging paradigm shift that reframes issue traditionally seen through criminal justice lens to of public health crisis, particularly for children. Children and adolescents who are trafficked or at risk should receive evidence-based, trauma-informed, culturally responsive care from trained providers (HCPs). The purpose this article was engage equip pediatric HCPs respond effectively in the clinical setting, improving outcomes affected at-risk Pediatric ideally positioned intervene advocate children disparities vulnerability broad spectrum settings optimize equitable outcomes.