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Corporate Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States, issuing body.

Title Confronting commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States : a guide for the health care sector / Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource (iv, 37 pages) : color charts
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-37).
Contents The Problem -- Barriers to Identification of Victims and Survivors -- How Health Care Professionals Can Help -- Recommended Strategies -- References.
Summary "Every day in the United States, children and adolescents are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. These are not only illegal activities, but also forms of violence and abuse that result in immediate and long-term physical, mental, and emotional harm to victims and survivors. In 2013, the Institute of Medicine/National Research Council released the report Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States. The report found that the United States is in the very early stages of recognizing, understanding, and developing solutions for these crimes. Health care professionals need to be able to recognize past, ongoing, or potential victimization by commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking among the youth in their care. Failure to do so increases the possibility that those at risk may become victims, and victims may miss opportunities for assistance and remain vulnerable to further exploitation and abuse. This Guide for the Health Care Sector provides a summary of information from the original report that is most relevant to individuals who and settings that see children and adolescents for prevention and treatment of injury, illness, and disease. This includes physicians, nurses, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, mental health professionals, and dentists who practice in settings such as emergency departments, urgent care, primary care clinics, adolescent medicine clinics, school clinics, shelters, community health centers, and dental clinics among others. This guide includes definitions of key terms and an overview of risk factors and consequences; barriers to identifying victims and survivors as well as opportunities for overcoming these barriers; examples of current practices in the health care sector; and recommendations aimed at identifying, preventing, and responding to these crimes."--Publisher's description.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Child trafficking -- United States.
Child trafficking.
United States.
Human trafficking -- United States.
Human trafficking.
Health status indicators -- United States.
Health status indicators.
Child health services -- United States.
Child health services.
Child prostitution -- United States -- Prevention.
Child prostitution.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author National Research Council (U.S.)
Other Form: Print version: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States., issuing body. Confronting commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States 0309310431 (OCoLC)890758137
ISBN 9780309310444 electronic book
030931044X electronic book
0309310431
9780309310437