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Recognizing and responding to sex-trafficked minors in the healthcare setting
Brenda L Quincy1, Kylie Falteisek, Jennifer Johnston
1At Butler University in Indianapolis, Ind., Brenda L. Quincy is a professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Kylie Falteisek and Jennifer Johnston are students in the PA program. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
Nearly 6,100 reports of sex trafficking were made to the United States Human Trafficking Hotline in 2017; 29% of those reports involved minors. Physician assistants (PAs), especially those working in emergency medicine and primary care, are among the few frequently accessed healthcare providers who have the opportunity for a private conversation with a sex trafficking victim or survivor. PAs must be able to recognize the risk factors and signs of trafficking and respond in a trauma-informed, survivor-centered manner. Connecting trafficking victims, survivors, and at-risk youth with wraparound services is critical to their well-being.