From the immediate physical and emotional healthcare concerns to the longer-term mental health and substance use issues, human trafficking survivors often need a complex array of healthcare services.
Health issues can include sexually transmitted diseases, physical injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among many others.
More than 60 percent of trafficking victims are seen at an emergency department. That’s why healthcare workers are vital partners in the fight against human trafficking,
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