Abstract
This manuscript orients human services workers to sex trafficking issues by providing a synthesis of available literature as it relates to victims. This paper addresses the definition and prevalence of sex trafficking, characteristics of youth who are vulnerable, and traffickers’ targeting, recruitment, and coercion techniques. In addition, recommendations present human service workers information on identifying factors, post-traumatic stress disorder, intervening, and advocating for sex trafficking victims.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Human Services |
| Volume | 37 |
| State | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- sex trafficking
- human services
- intervention
- post-traumatic stress disorder
Disciplines
- Community Health
- Other Mental and Social Health
- Psychiatric and Mental Health
- Other Medicine and Health Sciences