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Book SynopsisHow can a public health approach advance efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to child trafficking?Child trafficking is widely recognized as one of the critical issues of our day, prompting calls to action at the global, national, and local levels. Yet it is unclear whether the strategies and tools used to counter this exploitationmost of which involve law enforcement and social serviceshave actually reduced the prevalence of trafficking. In Preventing Child Trafficking, Jonathan Todres and Angela Diaz explore how the public health field can play a comprehensive, integrated role in preventing, identifying, and responding to child trafficking. Describing the depth and breadth of trafficking's impact on children while exploring the limitations in current responses, Todres and Diaz argue that public health frameworks offer important insights into the problem, with detailed chapters on how professionals and organizations can identify and respond effectively to at-risk and trafficked c
Trade ReviewA call to action—to provide a public health toolkit for all people who work, or care for children, from policy makers, to educators, health-care and social workers, and community leaders . . . [
Preventing Child Trafficking is a] thorough, well researched, evidence-based book, with an impassioned argument for action.
—Jules Morgan,
The Lancet Child And AdolescentPreventing Child Trafficking by Todres and Diaz examine what human trafficking entails and responses that need to be taken on the issue. The authors address ways that evidence-based research would be beneficial in preventing human trafficking and the methods that should be implemented. Issues raised in this book are intended for the general public, medical professionals, legislatures, and researchers. The information presented is intended to bring awareness to aid combatting human trafficking.
—Morgan Fetters,
Journal of Youth and AdolescenceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
A Note on Case Studies and Terminology
Introduction: Child Trafficking in Our Communities
Part I. Child Trafficking and Current Responses
1. Understanding Child Trafficking: The Nature and Scope of the Problem
2. The Consequences of Child Trafficking
3. Current Responses to Child Trafficking
Part II: The Public Health Approach
4. Public Health Methods and Perspectives
5. Understanding Risk Factors
6. Improving Identification: A Case Study of Health Care Settings
7. Assisting Vulnerable and Exploited Youth: Health Care Responses
Conclusion: Building an Effective Response to Child Trafficking
Appendix: Resources
Notes
Bibliography
Index
