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Evidence‐Based Human Trafficking Policy: Opportunities to Invest in Trauma‐Informed Strategies
Author(s) -
Scott J.Taylor,
Ingram Alexandra M.,
Nemer Shan L.,
Crowley D. Max
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1002/ajcp.12394
Subject(s) - legislation , human services , poison control , suicide prevention , public health , public relations , medicine , psychology , political science , criminology , law , nursing , medical emergency
Highlights The evidence‐based policy movement may present an opportunity for increasing the use of trauma‐informed practices. The use of research evidence in human trafficking legislation, including references to trauma, has increased over time. Legislation leveraging research methods or findings has the potential to implicitly support trauma‐informed care, especially because legislation that uses research language may be more likely to become enacted than legislation using trauma language. Policies that require research processes such as program evaluation and evidence reviews to guide service delivery standards have the potential to support trauma‐informed practices in ways that are consistent with and adapt to the most current, evolving empirical base.