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Medical Treatment of Victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence and Its Applicability to Victims of Human Trafficking

Publication Date
Mar 29, 2010

This Issue Brief examines the procedures and protocols that currently exist for assessing and treating victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in health care settings in an effort to begin evaluating their applicability to victims of human trafficking. This topic was identified at the National Symposium on the Health Needs of Human Trafficking Victims sponsored by ASPE and held in Washington, DC September 22-23, 2008. [14 PDF pages]

Files
index.pdf (pdf, 119.04 KB)
Topics
Injury, Violence, & Safety | Human Trafficking | Healthcare Delivery | Evidence-Based Policies & Practices | Care & Service Delivery Settings