Policy brief on the nursing response to human trafficking

Speck, Patricia M.; Mitchell, Stacey A; Ekroos, Rachell A.; Sanchez, Rosario V; Messias, DeAnne K. Hilfinger

doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2018.06.004

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“…The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is one of several professional societies that have declared HT training as a top priority. Likewise, the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) released a recent policy brief on nurses’ response to HT, supporting that all nurses are in frontline positions to prevent, identify, and treat HT with emphasis on the need to educate nurses (Speck, Mitchell, Ekroos, Sanchez, & Messias, 2018). Several other groups have developed guidelines aimed at HCPs who are likely to encounter HT in their practice setting (AAP, 2015, 2017).…”

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Systematic Review of Human Trafficking Educational Interventions for Health Care Providers

2019

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Human trafficking is a global population health threat. Trafficking minors threatens the safety and well-being of youth. Limited studies measure health care providers’ awareness and attitudes toward trafficking. This systematic review synthesized retrospective and current knowledge and identified gaps in educational interventions aimed at increasing providers’ awareness and attitudes toward trafficking. A systematic search of four databases identified peer-reviewed published papers between January 1, 2000 and September 1, 2018. The Cochrane Collaboration’s Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews was followed. Study quality was assessed using the Downs and Black checklist. The Psychometric Grading Framework was used to assess the validity of instruments. Findings across studies ( N = 7) reveal providers (mostly social workers and physicians) have low awareness of trafficking and can have negative attitudes toward victims. Multiphase educational approaches and use of content experts, including survivors, in developing interventions enhanced sustainability of outcomes. Targeting multidisciplinary health care teams, including nurses, enhanced interventions.

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Systematic Review of Human Trafficking Educational Interventions for Health Care Providers

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“…14 However, since the enactment of the TVPA, a gradual change has occurred in which the issue of HT, including CST, is increasingly viewed as a public health crisis, versus a criminal justice issue, particularly for children. 15,16…”

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Overview of Recognition and Prevention of Child Sex Trafficking in the Primary Care Setting: A Primer for Nurse Practitioners

VanGraafeiland¹,

Chiocca²,

Perks³

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The Journal for Nurse Practitioners

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“…Professional nursing organizations are rising in influence as expert clinicians, policy scholars, and nurse leaders collaborate to lead organizational outcomes to improve population health 3 . These organizations can employ resources and lead actions to elevate the influence of nursing to increase awareness and effective response to HT 4 . The purpose of this review is to provide a synthesis of a professional nursing organization's formal policy response to HT.…”

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“…3 These organizations can employ resources and lead actions to elevate the influence of nursing to increase awareness and effective response to HT. 4 The purpose of this review is to provide a synthesis of a professional nursing organization's formal policy response to HT. These nursing organizations can expedite clinical narratives, bypassing more traditional, complicated, process-heavy regulatory processes that have historically directed the development and employment of professional resources and practice standards.…”

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Human trafficking policies of professional nursing organizations: Opportunity for innovative and influential policy voice

Peck

Doiron

2022

Nursing Forum

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Human trafficking is a grievous human rights violation and rapidly emerging public health threat to which most nurses are ill‐equipped to effectively respond. Curricula development within academic institutions and standard setting of organizational, education, accreditation, or licensing entities are a slow‐moving and complicated process ill‐equipped to adequately inform nursing practice in a timely way. Professional nursing organizations are ideally situated with knowledge, skills, and attributes to effectively contribute in a timely manner to policy creation and implementation directed toward emerging health threats. This analysis identifies only nine of 104 national nursing organizations that deliver vision, skills, position statements, practice guidelines, or other tools for members seeking evidence‐based, credible, professional resources to initiate health policies and clinical protocols for human trafficking. Opportunity exists for nursing organizations to leverage the collective professional skill sets of their members to efficiently galvanize the nursing profession to effectively respond to persons encountered in clinical settings who are abused and exploited through trafficking.

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Policy brief on the nursing response to human trafficking

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Systematic Review of Human Trafficking Educational Interventions for Health Care Providers

Systematic Review of Human Trafficking Educational Interventions for Health Care Providers

Overview of Recognition and Prevention of Child Sex Trafficking in the Primary Care Setting: A Primer for Nurse Practitioners

Human trafficking policies of professional nursing organizations: Opportunity for innovative and influential policy voice

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