Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States A Guide for the Health Care Sector (2014) / Chapter Skim
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3 Barriers to Identification of Victims and Survivors
3 Barriers to Identification of Victims and Survivors
Pages 13-16
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, a lack of disclosure by victims, potential and perceived complications related to mandated reporting, and a lack of policies and protocols related to these crimes to assist health care professionals in assessing and treating victims and survivors.
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Given that similar issues arise with domestic violence and child abuse and with commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors, the current training of health care professionals in the former fields in medical and nursing schools, in residency, and dur ing fellowships may provide an opportunity for improving training in the latter. Furthermore, many national health care organizations can help promote awareness through continuing medical education and sponsored training and meetings.
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. These youth may be coached by their exploiter in how to answer questions from authority figures or health care professionals so as not to draw attention to their exploitation.
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Several states have passed legislation that makes commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors by non-family members reportable forms of child abuse. Yet such mandated reporting could undermine health care professionals' willingness to screen for these crimes or respond to victims' voluntary disclosure [8, 27, 28, 29]
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