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Child sexual trafficking in the USA and Georgia


Tuesday, November 5, 2013 : 8:40 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

V. Jordan Greenbaum, M.D., Stephanie Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
     
The presentation will further analyze the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the United States, and within the state of Georgia. We will explore the pathways of entry into commercial sexual exploitation, describe the variety of conditions experienced by victims during the period of trafficking, and discuss the physical, emotional and social adversity resulting from those conditions. We will address the interaction of victims with the healthcare system, and in so doing, highlight current challenges in the field surrounding victim identification and appropriate intervention. We will discuss the need for peer-reviewed research on sex trafficking, and the ways in which such research can inform efforts in prevention.

Learning Areas:

Advocacy for health and health education
Epidemiology
Public health administration or related administration
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related public policy
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Describe child sex trafficking in the United States Identify the child sex trafficking problem in Georgia Explain the interaction of victims with the healthcare system Identify the challenges in the field surrounding victim identification and appropriate intervention Discuss the need for peer-reviewed research on sex trafficking

Keyword(s): Child Abuse, Child Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Medical Director for the Child Protection Center at the Children's HealthCare of Atlanta. I have authored/co-authored numerous articles, presented numerous times, and Chaired several sessions at society meetings on this topic.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 4032.0: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC): An Epidemiological Review of a Global Public Health Crisis and Social Tragedy Impacting Local Communities