Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 33, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 555-560

LGBT Youth, Sex Trafficking, and the Nurse Practitioner's Role (Article)

Boswell K.* , Temples H.S. , Wright M.E.
  • a [Affiliation not available]
  • b [Affiliation not available]
  • c [Affiliation not available]

Abstract

Sex trafficking is one of the most profitable forms of transnational crimes (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2018). Sex traffickers prey on vulnerable populations to commission these crimes. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth are subject to adversity from an early age, which leaves them especially vulnerable to sex traffickers. Health care providers lack the resources, education, protocols, and policies required to protect these youth members of society. This literature review explores LGBT youth's risk factors for becoming a trafficked child, a provider's role in protecting and treating these youth, the legalities of a provider reporting sex trafficking, and research opportunities pertinent to these issues. © 2019 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Author Keywords

Child maltreatment LGBT youth sex trafficking nurse practitioners

Index Keywords

homosexual female male education vulnerable population female transgender plant leaf risk factor juvenile nurse practitioner Article sex trafficking crime human Child Abuse bisexuality Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063497602&doi=10.1016%2fj.pedhc.2019.02.005&partnerID=40&md5=e0d83d51e9d384aa30527055aef4d842
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2019.02.005
ISSN: 08915245
Original Language: English