Policy brief on the nursing response to human trafficking
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2018
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Nursing outlook
Abstract
Human trafficking is a public health emergency affecting an estimated 12 to 30 million people globally.
Given that 85% of trafficked victims have contact with
health care providers in any year, nurses are critical to:
the identification of trafficked persons; effective promotion of their physical, mental, and cognitive health;
development and implementation of practice guidelines; implementation of research to inform bestpractices
globally; and championing public policy initiatives at
local, state, and national levels.
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child abuse, domestic minor sex trafficking, regulation, recommendations, public health
Citation
Speck, P. M., Mitchell, S. A., Ekroos, R. A., Sanchez, R. V., & Messias, D. K. H. (2018). Policy brief on the nursing response to human trafficking. Nursing outlook, 66(4), 407-411.