TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Featured counter-trafficking program: Love146
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Williamson, Erin
A1  - O'Brien, Jennifer
A1  - Jones, Lisa
A1  - Mitchell, Kimberly
A1  - Dunford, Laurie
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This invited article is one of several comprising part of a special issue of Child Abuse and Neglect focused on child trafficking and health. The purpose of each invited article is to describe a specific program serving trafficked children. Featuring these programs is intended to raise awareness of innovative counter-trafficking strategies emerging worldwide and facilitate collaboration on program development and outcomes research. This article describes Love146, an international human rights organization based in the United States and dedicated to ending child sex trafficking and exploitation. Love146's work began in Southeast Asia and later expanded to the United Kingdom, Liberia and Madagascar. In the United States, Love146's Survivor Care Program serves as Connecticut's primary provider of specialized services for survivors of DMST. The purpose of the current paper is to detail the successes, challenges, and lessons learned by Love146 in facilitating U.S. survivor access to services that can improve medical and mental health outcomes.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.    Keywords: Human trafficking;<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104131
ID  - ref1
ER  -