A Study: Mental Disorder in Women Survivors of Human Trafficking
By Sharon E. Chin A study from BioMed Central Psychiatry was conducted in response to reports of women survivors of human trafficking suffering from symptoms of mental disorders. The purpose […]
View ArticleStory of a Human Trafficking Survivor
By: Janice Tjeng Jen Spry, a 42-year-old registered nurse, was once a victim of child trafficking. When she was 8, her neighbor caught her and the other children at […]
View ArticleBranded by Pimps But Rebranded by New Life
By: Sara Kim Human trafficking may be closer to our lives than many of us assume. Although many people in the United States picture poor areas of hunger-stricken countries when […]
View ArticleAn Open Discussion On Minority Health and Human Trafficking
By: Charmaine Santos Minority Health Month is observed every April in the United States in order to raise community awareness on the issues around health disparities among ethnic and racial […]
View ArticleImproving Primary Care by Addressing Trauma
“Understanding the link between trauma and health is an epiphany for clinicians. Many of us have spent years struggling to help our patients improve their health but did not […]
View ArticleRescued From Boko Haram, How Can They Reclaim Their Lives?
By Luis Gay More than 200 women and children were “freed from the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in Nigeria on [May 2, 2015].” Of those, many were children and […]
View ArticleTrauma Screening: Creating a Norm in Healthcare
By: Kristine Alarcon Edited By: Sharon E. Chin Traumatic experiences, whether it is domestic violence or childhood abuse, have a serious effect on the mental and physical health of a […]
View ArticleWhat is your ACE score? Take the Quiz.
By: Kristine Alarcon An Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) score is an indicator of neglect, abuse, and other types of hallmarks in a rough childhood. Individuals with a higher ACE […]
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