Mental health of female survivors of human trafficking in Nepal

Tsutsumi, Atsuro; Izutsu, Takashi; Poudyal, Amod Kumar; Kato, Shimpei; Marui, Eiji

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.12.025

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“…6,7 Mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorders are significantly higher among girls who have been trafficked for sex than the trafficked but non-sex working group. 13 Furthermore, social isolation, stigmatization, and poor livelihoods even after being rescued pose prominent social and mental health problems. 6,7 The health problems of children and adolescent girls take an even more serious turn if trafficked.…”

Section: Sex Trafficking and Public Health Issues At Stake In Nepalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethical perspectives on combating sex trafficking in Nepal

Rijal¹,

Adhikari²,

Aro³

2016

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Sex trafficking, where individuals are traded for sex purposes and abused sexually, physically, mentally, and economically leading to repercussions in individual liberty, social life, and health and well-being, is one of the worst forms of infringement of human rights. Despite the growing global concern against sex trafficking, thousands of individuals, mostly girls and women, are trafficked annually, especially from low-and middle-income countries like Nepal. This article discusses the public health issues related to sex trafficking and the different ethical approaches -libertarianism, paternalism, stewardship, and virtue ethics -on perspectives concerning combating sex trafficking in Nepal. Along with the legal standpoint, awareness-raising activities, transit monitoring, and limited rehabilitative programs, Nepal also needs to enhance its stewardship approaches by addressing the gender-sensitive nature of the problem through empowerment and livelihood programs for girls and women from vulnerable communities to combat sex trafficking effectively.

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Section: Sex Trafficking and Public Health Issues At Stake In Nepalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethical perspectives on combating sex trafficking in Nepal

Rijal¹,

Adhikari²,

Aro³

2016

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“…According to Tsutsumi, Izutsu, Poudyal, Kato, and Maru (2008), trafficked individuals experience trauma by the very nature of being trafficked. Exposure to chronic trauma often causes post-traumatic stress disorder (Courtois, 2004;Flowers, 2001;Raymond & Hughes, 2001; United States Department of State [US DOS], 2006).…”

Section: Effects Of Human Traffickingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Traffickers may start out by sexually assaulting or committing other physical abuse against their victims (Tsutsumi, Izutsu, Poudyal, Kato, & Maru, 2008). Often, perpetrators bring about terror through inconsistent and unpredictable outbursts of violence towards their victims (Shigekane, 2007).…”

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Evidence-Based Practice: Developing a Trauma-Informed Lens to Case Management for Victims of Human Trafficking

Heffernan

Blythe

2014

Glob Soc Welf

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate program adherence, process factors, and success of human trafficking case management services in an agency providing services to international human trafficking victims as there is a lack of research on the effectiveness of services for this population; however, using a trauma-informed lens has been suggested by other researchers (see Mary & Johns, 2011). As such, this paper describes services provided to international victims of human trafficking in an upstate New York facility and outlines the use of a trauma-informed lens in conjunction with a clientcentered approach to delivering case management to persons who have experienced human trafficking. External evaluators were used to conduct a process evaluation of the case management services in a single agency. Evaluation of adherence to the program's service protocol used a deductive approach to identify if the service providers (case managers and program director) followed the seven principles of trauma-informed care (TIC) in their practice. Modes of examining for TIC indicators included participant observation, content analysis of case folders, and other paperwork utilized within the agency as well as conversations with case managers and the program director. Findings indicate that a trauma-informed lens was successfully implemented, and the small-scale preliminary feedback from clients (N=7) is that they feel safe, respected, and confident to live independently in an environment of their choosing.

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“…97% compared to 87% who reported anxiety and 100% and 80% respectively when it came to symptoms of depression. Posttraumatic stress symptoms were experienced by 27% of the women trafficked for sex work and by 7% of the women trafficked for other kinds of work (Tsutsumi et al 2008). In Europe, at IOM's Counter Trafficking Unit in Kosovo, the most common reactions observed by a clinical psychologist working for several years were acute stress reactions with numbness and detachment, posttraumatic stress disorder with continuing flash backs of the traumatic events and nightmares, dissociation and self harm but also symptoms of depression (Tudorache 2004).…”

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Mental health of female survivors of human trafficking in Nepal

Cited by 166 publications

References 19 publications

Ethical perspectives on combating sex trafficking in Nepal

Ethical perspectives on combating sex trafficking in Nepal

Evidence-Based Practice: Developing a Trauma-Informed Lens to Case Management for Victims of Human Trafficking

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