A Human Trafficking Educational Program and Point-of-Care Reference Tool for Pediatric Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Trafficked youth experience complex health issues such as substance abuse, severe physical trauma, and sexual health problems, with many entering trafficking between 15 and 17 years old. There is increasing awareness of the need to educate pediatric health care providers on identifying and aiding trafficked children; however, critical gaps in the literature exist regarding educational sessions specific to the human trafficking of pediatric patients. Our objective was to implement and evaluate a survivor-informed educational session for pediatric resident physicians to improve identification of and assistance to trafficked youth in the clinical setting.

Methods

We designed an educational session on human trafficking, which included a 60-minute interactive didacti

SUBMITTER: Garg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8435556 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature