Medical professionals are uniquely equipped to identify and intervene on behalf of human trafficking victims.
Studies indicate that 28% of human trafficking victims encounter emergency health care providers during their time in captivity, and yet only 3% of doctors and nurses are trained to recognize the signs of trafficking (source: www.meetjustice.org).
Healthcare professionals are often on the 'front lines' - training these individuals to recognize and respond to the victims of human trafficking is imperative. Victims of human trafficking are beaten and abused. Their value as a commodity prompts their captors to seek medical attention for them.
Highly-qualified educators from Massachusetts General Hospital will be providing a frame of reference that can help medical professionals to recognize human trafficking when it enters their domain.