Title
Who is in Your Waiting Room? Health Care Professionals as Culturally Responsive and Trauma-Informed First Responders to Human Trafficking
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
AMA Journal of Ethics
Publication Date
2017
Date Added
2022-07-12
Abstract
Evidence-based practice standards are not yet well defined for assisting potential victims of human trafficking. Nonetheless, health care professionals are learning to be first responders in identifying, treating, and referring potential victims. As more public and private sector resources are used to train health care professionals about human trafficking, more evaluation and research are needed to develop an effective standard of care. Adopting a public health lens and using the “National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care” can guide critical decision making and actions. Through collaboration between researchers and policymakers, lessons learned in health care settings can inform future evidence-based standards of care so that all patients receive the services that they need.
DOI
10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.pfor2-1701
Keywords
Health
Disciplines
Public Health
Recommended Citation
Rollins, Rochelle; Gribble, Anna; Barrett, Sharon E.; and Powell, Clydette, "Who is in Your Waiting Room? Health Care Professionals as Culturally Responsive and Trauma-Informed First Responders to Human Trafficking" (2017). School of Community Health & Policy. 17.
https://research.paynecenter.org/morgan_schp/17