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APA Citation

Sabrina C. Boyce, MPH, Kimberly C. Brouwer, PhD, Daniel Triplett, MPH, Argentina E. Servin, MD, Carlos Magis-Rodriguez, MD, and Jay G. Silverman, PhD

Childhood Experiences of Sexual Violence, Pregnancy, and Marriage Associated With Child Sex Trafficking Among Female Sex Workers in Two US–Mexico Border Cities https://proxy.ccis.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=130649034&scope=site

What is the article about?

Analyzed data to evaluate relationships between pregnancy, marriage, and sexual violence when younger than 16 years, and child sex trafficking.

Why was the research performed?

To quantitatively assess the relationships of childhood experiences of marriage, pregnancy, and sexual violence with underage sex trafficking.

Findings

One fourth of participants were sex trafficked when younger than 18 years, almost one third had a pregnancy when younger than 16 years (30.3%), 1 in 5 were married when younger than 16 years (20.1%), and nearly 1 in 6 experienced sexualviolencewhenyoungerthan16years (16.1%; Table 1). Among those who experienced child sex trafficking, the majority had their first pregnancy (54.3%), marriage (60.2%), and sexual violence experience (55.2%) before they were aged 16 years, marking this age category as a potentially important marker of risk.

Strengths

Notably, the current study clarifies that, for the majority of participants who started trading sex when they were younger than18years, these experiences ofpregnancy, marriage, and sexual violence occurred before or at the same age as being sex trafficked.

Weaknesses

The data in this analysis are retrospective reports of events in childhood and adolescence from adult FSWs; thus, they may be subject to self-report and recall biases. Collecting data from adolescents who are currently sex trafficked, while possibly reducing recall bias, is ethically questionable and presents extreme challenges in identifying this hidden population.

Implications for Practice

Experiences of pregnancy, marriage, and sexualviolencewhengirlsareyoungerthan16 years are likely markers of risk for subsequent child sex trafficking in Mexico. These childhood experiences may provide an opportunity to identify adolescent girls at risk for sex trafficking via the clinics and agencies that currently are working to prevent and reduce the harmful impact of underage pregnancy, marriage, and sexual violence in this context. Effective, empirically based prevention strategies are desperately needed to mitigate child sex trafficking, HIV acquisition, and related health consequences. This data provides a critical step forward in informing such efforts.

Theme

A recent study among female sex workers (FSWs)in northern Mexicofoundthat1in4 were sex trafficked when younger than 18 years and that those who were sex trafficked as minors were 3 times more likely to acquire HIV,a finding that reinforces HIV risk among sex-trafficked FSWs found in other global settings.

Theme

It is estimated that, globally, 1 in 3 sex trafficking victims is a child, with the large majority being female.

Theme

Both marriage and sexual violence when younger than 16 years were more common in Tijuana than Ciudad Juárez.

Key Words

Child Sex Trafficking, Fighting Child Sex Trafficking, Sex trafficking in women and children, identifying sex trafficking victims, youth sex trafficking.

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2

APA Citation

Kotrla, K. (2010). Domestic minor sex trafficking in the United States. Social work55(2), 181-187. https://proxy.ccis.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=c8h&AN=110136340&scope=site

What is the article about?

The article is about Domestic minor sex trafficking in the United States. It identifies groups of minors at risk of becoming sex trafficking victims and some of the reasons why minor sex trafficking exists. The Gaps in services for the community are identified together with the appropriate and distinct roles of social workers in addressing the issue.

Why was the research performed?

To identify the prevalence of domestic minor sex trafficking in the united states and the factors that have favored this hideous activity, to accesses availability of recovery services for the sex trafficking survivor and to understand the role played by social workers in supporting sex trafficking survivors.

Findings

The culture of tolerance is a significant enabler for sex trafficking. Social workers need education on how to handle sex trafficking victims as well as empowerment to carry our advocacy and participate in policy formulation

Strengths

Good overview of the sex trafficking epidemic taking into consideration the prevailing laws as well as advocacy and Policy possibilities to help counter sex trafficking for minors. Excellent outline of the need for professional training for the social workers.

Weaknesses

Minimal coverage on the risk factors for sex trafficking victims.

Implications for Practice

Need for a study to appreciate the diversity that is present within the population and the flexibility factors that cause victims to tolerate their circumstance.

Theme

Benefits of advocacy and policy options.

Theme

The vulnerability of minor to Sex Trafficking.

Theme

Internet as a sex trafficking tool.

Key Words

Minor sex trafficking, social workers, youth sex trafficking, sex trafficking, sex trafficking awareness, identify trafficking victims

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3

APA Citation

Cordisco Tsai, L. (2017). Conducting research with survivors of sex trafficking: Lessons from a financial diaries study in the Philippines. British Journal of Social Work48(1), 158-175. https://proxy.ccis.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sih&AN=128026619&scope=site

What is the article about?

The relationship between sex trafficking victims and researchers. It addresses that complication associated with the research on trafficking survivors. Three hundred fifty-two interview sessions were conducted with sex trafficking survivors and their families in six months.

Why was the research performed?

To discover the process of guiding research with trafficked persons and interpersonal aspects that arise in the relationship between an interviewer and a survivor as well as their family..

Findings

Sex and human survivors are more comfortable opening up to social workers rather than researchers.

Strengths

Great effort made by researchers to enable them to connect with the survivors emotionally

Weaknesses

Failure to take into consideration the survivor’s viewpoint in the research questions.

Implications for Practice

There has been wide-ranging research on sex trafficking victims, how to; identify them, interact with then during the investigation, identify their vulnerabilities and support them through social works.

However, how to curb sex and human trafficking are yet to be shown in research.

Theme

The process of building trust with survivors

Theme

Multifaceted interactions and managing Participants expectations

Theme

Importance of situational sensitivity among researchers / Emotional impact on researchers

Key Words

Human trafficking, trafficking research, research ethics.

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4

APA Citation

Frey, L. M., Middleton, J., Gattis, M. N., & Fulginiti, A. (2018). Suicidal ideation and behavior among youth victims of sex trafficking in Kentuckiana. Crisis. https://proxy.ccis.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cmedm&AN=30375247&scope=site

What is the article about?

Attempted suicide among the youth has become a worldwide epidemic. The article seeks to evaluate if there exists a mental health occurrence risk for the sex trafficking survivors as a result of the sex trafficking experiences. Though it is difficult to isolate the causes of outcomes from sex trafficking survivors are often at an additional risk of Post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health related concerns.

Why was the research performed?

To show the effect on sex trafficking on a survivor’s mental health. To establish whether sex trafficking was an attempted suicide risk factor for survivors.

Findings

The trauma from sex trafficking experiences is a risk factor for suicidal ideation. 75% of participants with sex trafficking history reported that they had experienced suicidal ideations.

Strengths

An extensive outline of post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety.

Weaknesses

The shallow range of sample population and a very predictive environment; the research focused of youth experiencing homelessness.

Failure to put into consideration control condition for youth who are receiving help from social workers. This is necessary to establish if indeed therapy helps with post-traumatic stress.

Implications for Practice

Young sex trafficking victims frequently experience a more considerable risk of adverse psychological, social and physical issues, further young individuals experiencing homelessness are at a higher risk of sex trafficking. This statistic together with outcomes from existing research designate that programs servicing sex trafficking survivors require additional training and resources for identification, assessment, and screening of sex trafficking survivors to connect them with the trauma-informed services.

Theme

Current interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Theme

Risk Factors for sex trafficking victims.

Theme

Sex trafficking and risk for suicide.

Key Words

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Homelessness, human trafficking, sex trafficking, suicidal disclosure, suicide, youth.

Article #

5

APA Citation

Virbalienė, A., & Račkauskienė, S. (2011). Social Rehabilitation Process for Victims of Prostitution and Trafficking in women. Applied Research in Health & Social Sciences: Interface & Interaction/Sveikatos ir Socialiniu Mokslu Taikomieji Tyrimai: Sandura ir Saveika8(1).

What is the article about?

The process of social rehabilitation for victims of Prostitution and sex trafficking in women. The post-traumatic stress associated with prostitution and sex trafficking victims makes it very difficult for them to resume normal life once they have become survivors.

Why was the research performed?

To establish how social workers, implement the procedure of social rehabilitation for victims.

Findings

Social restoration is a complicated process; social workers, however, play a vital role in assisting sex trafficking survivors.

Strengths

Extensively covers the role of social workers on restoring sex trafficking survivors.

Proper analysis of the personal and social skills acquired by the survivors during their interactions with the social workers.

Conclusive survivors’ needs assessment indicators.

Weaknesses

Failure to briefly describe the qualifications of the social worker.

Implications for Practice

Social workers role in helping sex trafficking victims is elaborated, the various essentials that survivors will need to be restored are conclusively described; however, there has not been substantial information in this paper or in existing research on the impact of a social workers’ training in their ability to impart survivors.

Theme

Sex trafficking survivor needs assessment.

Theme

Role of a social worker in survivor rehabilitation.

Key Words

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Social worker, needs assessment, social rehabilitation. sex trafficking, prostitution, trafficking in women.

Article #

6

APA Citation

Hayes, S., & Unwin, P. (2016). Comparing the cultural factors in the sexual exploitation of young people in the UK and USA: Insights for social workers. Revista de Asistenta Sociala, (1), 27.

What is the article about?

The extent of awareness of Child sex trafficking and Child sex exploitation and the responsibility of social workers in the protection of young people from sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Why was the research performed?

To establish the level of awareness for sex trafficking, child sex exploitation in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Findings

Both the United Kingdom and the United States are experiencing a process of social change in sex trafficking.

Strengths

Expounds on the importance of Social worker’s professional training when handling child sex trafficking and Child sex exploitation victims.

Weaknesses

Failure to focus on the role of social workers’ in sex trafficking.

Implications for Practice

Research needs to be conducted to investigate the efficiency and effectiveness of social workers' concerning their professional training.

Theme

Domestic minor sex trafficking disclosures.

Theme

Children are not responsible for sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Theme

Social work practice is effective in addressing sex trafficking.

Key Words

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Child sex trafficking, Child sexual exploitation, domestics minor sex trafficking, commercial sex exploitation of children.