Academic Articles
Prevention
Preventing the Trafficking of Youth
This article evaluates kNOw MORE!,
a San Diego school-based program designed to teach youth about human trafficking, including recruitment tactics, warning signs, and ways to seek help.
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The study found that the program significantly increased students’ knowledge and awareness of human trafficking, supporting prevention education as an effective way to reduce youth vulnerability.
Exploratory spatial analysis
This article uses geographic mapping and spatial analysis to identify areas of San Diego County with greater vulnerability to human trafficking and examine where the kNOw MORE! youth prevention program has been implemented.
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It found higher-risk clusters in several San Diego regions and shows how mapping risk factors, prevention programs, and support services can help organizations target anti-trafficking resources where they are most needed.
Framework
From Victimization to Restoration
This article examines how healthcare, public health, law, and human rights professionals can work together to better identify, care for, and support victims and survivors of human trafficking.
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It recommends stronger healthcare-provider training, improved laws and screening protocols, and multidisciplinary collaboration to protect survivors’ rights and support long-term recovery.
Core Guiding Principles for Applied Practice in Prevention, Identification, and Restoration.
This chapter examines human trafficking through a public health framework, focusing on three key stages: prevention/recruitment, identification, and recovery. It highlights successful anti-trafficking programs across the U.S. and recommends evidence-based, survivor-centered practices, multidisciplinary collaboration, sustainable programs, and better professional training to improve outcomes for survivors
Identification
Compassionate Care—Going the Extra Mile
This article explores human trafficking as a public health issue and the important role healthcare professionals can play in recognizing and assisting victims. It emphasizes better training, identification, and trauma-informed care to improve support for survivors.
Training
Future Public Health
Anti-trafficking Training
This article examines public health graduate students’ preparedness to address human trafficking. Students showed strong awareness but lacked knowledge and confidence in identifying and assisting survivors, highlighting the need for more anti-trafficking training in public health education.
Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Involved in the Justice System
This article examines survivors of commercial sexual exploitation who have been involved in the justice system, focusing on mental health, HIV/STI risks, and barriers to leaving exploitation. It highlights survivors’ needs for safe housing, supportive services, and resources that promote long-term recovery.
An Evaluation of Doctoral Occupational Therapy Students’ Awareness, Knowledge, Self-efficacy, and Future Training
This article examines occupational therapy students’ knowledge and confidence in addressing human trafficking. It found limited knowledge and low confidence, highlighting the need for human trafficking training in occupational therapy education