TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - A review of U.S. health care institution protocols for the identification and treatment of victims of human trafficking
JO  - Journal of human trafficking
A1  - Stoklosa, Hanni
A1  - Dawson, Mary Beth
A1  - Williams-Oni, Francisca
A1  - Rothman, Emily Faith
SP  - 116
EP  - 124
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
N2  - The purpose of this study was to characterize and assess human-trafficking (HT) identification, treatment, and referral protocols of U.S. health care service provider institutions. A total of 30 protocols from 19 states and 2 national organizations were analyzed. Across the protocols, the most commonly listed indicator of HT victimization was patient history of physical- or sexual-abuse victimization, which was included in 73% of the protocols. In addition, the majority (70%) of the protocols listed ≥ 1 medical-symptom indicator of HT victimization (e.g., bruises, scars, frequent injuries), ≥ 1 indicator based on a patient's apparent dependence on another person (e.g., patient not in control of personal identification), and ≥ 1 indicator related to how the patient communicates (e.g., inconsistencies in the patient's story about his or her medical condition). A smaller proportion of protocols included indicators of HT that pertained to housing (60%), the patient's appearance (47%), the patient's mental health (63%), sexual history (63%), or technology-related indicators such as the patient possessing explicit digital photos of himself or herself with another person (20%). We conclude that additional research is needed to establish ideal protocol content but propose that in the interim protocol developers consider using practice-informed and evidence-based information that pertain to six areas of victim identification and assistance.   Keywords: Human trafficking<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2332-2705
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2016.1187965
ID  - ref1
ER  -