Call for papers: International Child Trafficking: Health Care Issues, Perspectives, and Solutions
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全文截稿: 2019-01-15
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Overview
This special issue will focus on child trafficking as a global health problem. Globally, approximately 4.5 million children are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. It is critical that child survivors are offered health services, yet little is known about the availability of medical and mental health services, or barriers to care. For organizations and governments to respond effectively to the health needs of trafficking survivors, more information is needed.
The goal of the special issue is to highlight emerging research on the mental and physical health impact of exploitation, the healthcare services available to trafficked children, and the barriers to accessing those services. In addition, articles will provide insight into health issues that occur during aftercare and rehabilitation, and health challenges that affect particularly marginalized groups within the trafficked population. Innovative research in the following areas will be given priority:
a) Mental and physical health care issues experienced by trafficked children, especially persons from under-reported and/or marginalized populations (i.e. boys, transgendered youth, refugees).
b) Evidence supporting mental health care interventions or system models that facilitate recovery and rehabilitation.
c) Barriers experienced by trafficked children in accessing high-quality medical and/or mental health care, or novel strategies for improving local access to care.
d) Policy research examining larger scale interventions that increase access to high-quality health services for trafficked children.
e) Research or evaluation regarding the use of multi-disciplinary teams or full-service centers to address the scope of mental and physical health care issues that trafficked children experience.