Date of Publication
Winter 1-25-2019
Abstract
Background
• Human Trafficking (HT) is a crime that involves exploiting a person for labor, services, or commercial sex.
• HT can happen in any industry, to persons of any gender, age, economic status, religion, and nationality.
• In FY 2018, service agencies in the State of Vermont submitted over 180 reports of HT.
• HT has a profound negative impact on survivors’ physical and mental health.
• 25-88% of HT victims interact with a healthcare professional while they are being exploited.
• Providers have cited a lack of confidence and knowledge on HT as a major barrier to proper care of potential victims, stemming from a lack of adequate training.
• There is a need to assess healthcare workers’ knowledge in recognizing and providing appropriate care and options to potential victims of HT.
Objectives
• Assess awareness of University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) and affiliated primary care staff and providers regarding the recent implementation of a UVMMC policy on providing support to victims of HT.
• Understand current behaviors of staff and providers when providing care to a patient suspected of being a victim of HT.
Advisor(s)
Mariah McNamara
UVM Larner College of Medicine
Edith Kilmoski
Give Way to Freedom
Agency
Give Way to Freedom
Subjects
Access to Health Services, Disability and Health, Educational and Community-Based Programs, Health Communication and Health Information Technology, Health-Related Quality of Life & Well-Being, Substance Abuse, Global Health
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Dela Cruz, Alexis; Holland, Jennifer; Hussein, Ibrahim; Koundakjian, Dylan; Viscido, David; Wolf, Candice; Woodruff, Hannah; Kilmoski, Edith; and McNamara, Mariah, "Training: Key in Recognizing Potential Trafficking Victims in a Healthcare Setting" (2019). Public Health Projects, 2008-present. 279.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/279