Abstract
Human trafficking and child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation in particular are global public health issues with widespread, lasting impacts on children, families, and communities. Traditionally, human trafficking has been treated as a law enforcement problem with an emphasis on the arrest and prosecution of traffickers. However, use of a public health approach focuses efforts on those impacted by exploitation: trafficked persons, their families, and the population at large. It promotes strategies to build a solid scientific evidence base that allows development, implementation, and evaluation of prevention and intervention efforts, informs policy and program development, and guides international efforts at eradication. This article uses the public health approach to address human trafficking, with a focus on child sex trafficking and exploitation. Recommendations are made for public health professionals to contribute to antitrafficking efforts globally.
Highlights
Trafficking in persons violates fundamental human rights and jeopardizes the health of adults and children throughout the world [107, 109, 110]
The United States federal definition of human trafficking does not include organ trafficking, and its definition of child sex trafficking (CST) includes involvement of a child in any commercial sex act, whether or not a third party is involved in the transaction [Pub
This broad definition of CST includes homeless/ runaway/street children engaging in transactional sex to survive, an activity not considered trafficking in all countries
Summary
Annu. Rev. Public Health 2020.41:481-497. Downloaded from www.annualreviews.org Access provided by 54.164.100.17 on 11/08/21. See copyright for approved use. The Annual Review of Public Health is online at publhealth.annualreviews.org https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth040119-094335 Keywords human trafficking, child sex trafficking, child sexual exploitation, public health
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