AMA Journal of Ethics
Volume 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 63-71

Who is in your waiting room? Health care professionals as culturally responsive and trauma-informed first responders to human trafficking (Article)

Rollins R. , Gribble A. , Barrett S.E. , Powell C.
  • a US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Rockville, MD, United States
  • b US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Rockville, MD, United States
  • c SEB, Columbia, MD, United States
  • d Division of Health Care Quality, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, United States

Abstract

Evidence-based practice standards are not yet well defined for assisting potential victims of human trafficking. Nonetheless, health care professionals are learning to be first responders in identifying, treating, and referring potential victims. As more public and private sector resources are used to train health care professionals about human trafficking, more evaluation and research are needed to develop an effective standard of care. Adopting a public health lens and using the “National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care” can guide critical decision making and actions. Through collaboration between researchers and policymakers, lessons learned in health care settings can inform future evidence-based standards of care so that all patients receive the services that they need. © 2017 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

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Health Personnel education Standard of Care health care personnel human health service Clinical Competence Cultural Competency cultural competence Health Services Needs and Demand Humans health services human trafficking health care quality Psychological Trauma crime victim psychotrauma Delivery of Health Care decision making health care delivery public health Crime Victims
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DOI: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.19.1.pfor2-1701
ISSN: 23766980
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English