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Featured counter trafficking program: Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Angela Diaz1, Martha Arden1, Silvia Blaustein1
1Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, United States.
Child Abuse & Neglect
|August 22, 2019
Summary
This article highlights the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, a program dedicated to supporting adolescents, including survivors of sex trafficking. It aims to raise awareness of innovative strategies and foster collaboration in combating child trafficking.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Adolescent Health
- Trafficking and Health
Background:
- Child trafficking and sexual exploitation pose significant health risks to adolescents.
- There is a need for specialized programs to address the complex needs of trafficked youth.
- Innovative counter-trafficking strategies require global awareness and collaboration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a specific program serving trafficked children.
- To raise awareness of innovative counter-trafficking strategies.
- To facilitate collaboration on program development and outcomes research for trafficked youth.
Main Methods:
- This article describes the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center.
- Focuses on a US-based health system serving adolescents.
- Highlights services for survivors of sex trafficking and those at risk.
Main Results:
- The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center provides dedicated services to vulnerable adolescents.
- The program serves as a model for addressing the health needs of trafficked youth.
- Showcases an innovative approach to counter-child trafficking within a healthcare setting.
Conclusions:
- Specialized health centers play a crucial role in supporting survivors of child trafficking.
- Sharing program models can advance global efforts against child trafficking.
- Collaboration is key to improving outcomes for trafficked adolescents.
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