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Tonya Chaffee, MD, MPH, Universtiy of California, San Francisco
Lisa Goldblatt Grace, LICSW, MPH, My Life My Choice, A Program of Justice Resource Institute
Abigail English, JD, Center for Adolescent Health & the Law
Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard School of Public Health
Elaine J. Alpert, MD, MPH, Independent Consultant
Katherine Chon, ScB, MPA, Department on Health and Human Services
- Understand risk and protective factors to help prevent the sexual exploitation and trafficking of adolescents and young adults, and apply effective clinical interventions in identifying and addressing sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of adolescents and young adults in the U.S. and globally.
- Explain the key federal and state laws in the U.S. and international laws, conventions, and treaties that are designed to prevent and remedy sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of adolescents and young adults.
- Develop three specific action steps that health professionals can take to advocate effectively for prevention and remediation of sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of adolescents and young adults and to develop and implement effective policies to address the problem.
Description:
Sexual exploitation and sex trafficking have severe adverse effects on the health, development, well being, and human rights of millions of vulnerable young people in the United States and globally. Health professionals can play a significant role in preventing this problem and reducing the profound suffering it causes. This institute will increase understanding of the many dimensions of sexual exploitation and sex trafficking and develop specific action steps that health professionals can take to address the problem. Through brief didactic presentations and extensive interactive discussions, the institute will provide an overview of the problem from an epidemiologic, legal, and human rights perspective; explore the role of clinicians in the health care setting and in forging community partnerships; and review current promising practices for prevention and treatment. The institute will also elicit strategies for health professionals to participate in the development of effective policies at the national, state, and local level.