Human Trafficking Prevention Strategies for Runaway and Homeless Youth Settings
Date
2020
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Family & Youth Services Bureau
Abstract
This Issue Brief explores strategies to integrate human trafficking (HT) prevention into Runaway
and Homeless Youth (RHY) programs. These strategies emphasize the vital role that RHY
programs can play in the prevention of sex and labor trafficking among runaway and homeless
youth. It also highlights the importance of integrating public health, trauma-informed, and
positive youth development principles in the development and implementation of HT prevention
interventions.
Key highlights of this Issue Brief include:
• Integrating sex and labor trafficking prevention strategies based on the unique
experiences, needs, and strengths of RHY.
• Building local capacity in HT prevention efforts by educating community stakeholders on
the intersection of HT, runaway incidents, and youth homelessness.
• Using existing programmatic frameworks to incorporate HT prevention components into
RHY settings.
• Addressing the root causes and social conditions in which RHY become vulnerable to
exploitation, violence, and HT.
Description
item.page.type
Article
item.page.format
Keywords
exploitation, prevention, human trafficking, adolescents
Citation
Family & Youth Services Bureau. (2020). Human Trafficking Prevention Strategies for Runaway and Homeless Youth Settings. Washington, DC: Author.