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Identify, intervene, and advocate: Human service workers’ role in youth sex trafficking
Journal of Human Services (2017)
  • Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw
  • Lucinda S. Spaulding
  • Judith Spieth Justice
  • Delila Owens
Abstract
This manuscript orients human services workers to sex trafficking issues by providing a synthesis of available literature as it relates to victims. This paper addresses the definition and prevalence of sex trafficking, characteristics of youth who are vulnerable, and traffickers’ targeting, recruitment, and coercion techniques. In addition, recommendations present human service workers information on identifying factors, post-traumatic stress disorder, intervening, and advocating for sex trafficking victims.
Keywords
  • sex trafficking,
  • human services,
  • intervention,
  • post-traumatic stress disorder
Publication Date
Fall 2017
Citation Information
Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw, Lucinda S. Spaulding, Judith Spieth Justice and Delila Owens. "Identify, intervene, and advocate: Human service workers’ role in youth sex trafficking" Journal of Human Services Vol. 37 Iss. 1 (2017) p. 63 - 76
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lucinda_spaulding/43/