LGBTQ+ Homeless Young Adults and Sex Trafficking Vulnerability

Hogan, Kimberly A.; Roe‐Sepowitz, Dominique

doi:10.1080/23322705.2020.1841985

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“…Operations research and analytics research efforts to disrupt the supply of sex and labor trafficking victims are relatively new (Dimas et al, 2022). We use optimization-based techniques to evaluate cost-minimizing capacity expansion options for shelters serving runaway and homeless youth and young adults (RHY), which we believe is a first such attempt to address the vulnerability of a population extremely susceptible to trafficking (Wright et al, 2021;Hogan and Roe-Sepowitz, 2020).…”

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Improving Access to Housing and Supportive Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth: Reducing Vulnerability to Human Trafficking in New York City

Kaya¹,

Maass²,

Dimas³

et al. 2022

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Recent estimates indicate that there are over 1 million runaway and homeless youth and young adults (RHY) in the United States (US). Exposure to trauma, violence, and substance abuse, coupled with a lack of community support services, puts homeless youth at high risk of being exploited and trafficked. Although access to safe housing and supportive services such as physical and mental healthcare is an effective response to youth's vulnerability towards being trafficked, the number of youth experiencing homelessness exceeds the capacity of available housing resources in most US communities. We undertake an informed, systematic, and datadriven approach to project the collective capacity required by service providers to adequately meet the needs of homeless youth in New York City, including those most at risk of being trafficked. Our approach involves an integer linear programming model that extends the multiple multidimensional knapsack problem and is informed by partnerships with key stakeholders. The mathematical model allows for time-dependent allocation and capacity expansion, while incorporating stochastic youth arrivals and length of stays, services provided in periodic fashion and service delivery time windows. Our RHY and service provider-centered approach is an important step toward meeting the actual, rather than presumed, survival needs of vulnerable youth, particularly those at-risk of being trafficked.

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Improving Access to Housing and Supportive Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth: Reducing Vulnerability to Human Trafficking in New York City

Kaya¹,

Maass²,

Dimas³

et al. 2022

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“…Such rejection may increase the risk of running away from home and experiencing sex or labor T/E. 35,129 Whether formal screening is conducted, it is very helpful to offer patients education about healthy relationships and the impact of violence on health, with an offer of relevant resources. 130 Such "universal education and resources" have been shown to be helpful for women experiencing intimate partner violence.…”

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“…Many also include "survival sex" in this definition (exchange of sexual activity for basic necessities, such as shelter, food, or money), a practice common among homeless and runaway youth. [33][34][35][36] This report addresses both trafficking and exploitation (T/E).…”

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Exploitation, Labor and Sex Trafficking of Children and Adolescents: Health Care Needs of Patients

Greenbaum¹,

Kaplan

Young

et al. 2022

Pediatrics

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Exploitation and labor and sex trafficking of children and adolescents is a major public health problem in the United States and throughout the world. Significant numbers of US and non-US–born children and adolescents (including unaccompanied immigrant minors) are affected by this growing concern and may experience a range of serious physical and mental health problems associated with human trafficking and exploitation (T/E). Despite these considerations, there is limited information available for health care providers regarding the nature and scope of T/E and how providers may help recognize and protect children and adolescents. Knowledge of risk factors, recruitment practices, possible indicators of T/E, and common medical, mental, and emotional health problems experienced by affected individuals will assist health care providers in recognizing vulnerable children and adolescents and responding appropriately. A trauma-informed, rights-based, culturally sensitive approach helps providers identify and treat patients who have experienced or are at risk for T/E. As health care providers, educators, and leaders in child advocacy and development, pediatricians play an important role in addressing the public health issues faced by children and adolescents who experience exploitation and trafficking. Working across disciplines with professionals in the community, health care providers can offer evidence-based medical screening, treatment, and holistic services to individuals who have experienced T/E and assist vulnerable patients and families in recognizing signs of T/E.

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“…13 While much research focuses on identifying risks and vulnerabilities at the individual and relationship levels, 14,15 there is an increasing focus on studying cultural factors that influence human trafficking at the societal level, including systemic racism and other beliefs and attitudes that foster the marginalization of large groups (eg, homophobia, transphobia). [16][17][18] Because human trafficking is a public health issue, intervention and prevention efforts must be founded on a strong evidence base and informed by affected populations, including those with lived experience, and by using an equity lens. This supplement, "The Public Health Response to Human Trafficking: A Look Back and a Step Forward," aims to build the evidence base for human trafficking prevention and intervention and elevate the importance of strong public health responses to commercialized forms of violence.…”

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