The global population of unaccompanied minors—children and adolescents younger than
18 years who migrate without their legal guardians—is increasing. However, as data are not …

Introduction Part 1 of this series addressed low levels of awareness about child trafficking
among pediatric health care providers, supporting the need for clinical practice guidelines to …

Objective: Justice-involved youth report high rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs;
abuse, neglect, household dysfunction) and are at high risk for elevated behavioral health …

Human trafficking is a public health issue that requires a trauma-informed survivor focused
response from healthcare providers. While some of the unique healthcare needs of …

Objectives The impact of posttraumatic cognitions on the development and maintenance of
posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) is understudied among children and adolescents …

Cook et al 11S discrimination. Yet, few scholars have explicitly explored racial bias and
discrimination in DMST, with the exceptions of Butler, 25 Chong, 26 and others. 27-29 Butler …

Objectives: To describe the substance use profiles of youth impacted by commercial sexual
exploitation (CSE) and explore associations between substance use with mental health …

Background Specialty courts have emerged as a model of care for US youth impacted by
commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) to ensure comprehensive service provision. However …

Identifying safe and stable housing is of critical importance for the prevention of commercial
sexual exploitation (CSE) among children and youth involved in the child welfare or juvenile …

Background Sex trafficking is a public health and social justice issue that has traditionally
been addressed with criminal justice solutions. Because many sex trafficking survivors are …