Citation

McNiel M, Held T, Busch-Armendariz N. Obstet. Gynecol. 2014; 124(3): 611-615.

Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern, and the University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work, Austin, Texas.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/AOG.0000000000000419

PMID

25162264

Abstract

Health care providers play an important role in identifying victims of human trafficking and addressing their unique medical needs. In response to a recently published call to action in Obstetrics & Gynecology, an interdisciplinary medical home has been created in central Texas to serve as a model for delivery of care to survivors of human trafficking that is sensitive to their history of trauma, or "trauma-informed." An overview of the topic is provided along with a description of the stakeholders involved and the steps that were taken to create the clinic. This information is presented with the intention of educating health care providers on the long-term medical needs of survivors and on how they can establish a similar clinic in other parts of the country.

Language: en