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Comprehensive Care Model for Sex Trafficking Survivors
Author(s) -
Twigg Naomi M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 1527-6546
DOI - 10.1111/jnu.12285
Subject(s) - sex trafficking , family reunification , suicide prevention , medicine , poison control , human trafficking , qualitative research , occupational safety and health , service delivery framework , human factors and ergonomics , minor (academic) , nursing , service (business) , psychology , medical emergency , political science , criminology , business , social science , pathology , marketing , immigration , sociology , law
Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify aftercare services for domestic minor of sex trafficking (DMST) survivors provided by U.S. residential treatment centers. Design A qualitative research study was conducted with aftercare program personnel from five U.S. residential treatment centers for DMST survivors. Methods Interviews were conducted with staff from five different residential treatment centers providing services exclusively to domestic minor sex trafficking survivors. Findings Participants described the range of services offered to address survivors’ posttrafficking needs. Participants’ responses assisted in expanding an existing care model to include education re‐entry, family reunification, family reconciliation, and emergency substance use services. Conclusions This study led to the refinement of an aftercare service delivery model and laid the foundation to develop best practice guidelines for providing aftercare services to DMST survivors. Clinical Relevance Sex trafficking is a global health problem affecting our youth today. Nurses have a vital role in combatting sex trafficking by raising awareness about the problem and restoring the lives of sex trafficking victims by implementing innovative care programs.