Trauma-informed Practice

Could survivors help 'fix' anti-trafficking? – openDemocracy
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Could survivors help 'fix' anti-trafficking? – openDemocracy

ByEyes on Trafficking News

That’s now changing. In recent years, we have seen high profile examples of people with lived experience being treated as the experts they are. The United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, formed in 2016, “provides a formal platform for trafficking survivors to advise and make recommendations on federal anti-trafficking policies”. Sophie Otiende, a survivor…

Silence around childhood abuse is breaking, but change requires further investment
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Silence around childhood abuse is breaking, but change requires further investment

ByEyes on Trafficking News

For more information, reach out to Rehab Recovery directly at http://www.rehab-recovery.co.uk. Childline has published statistics revealing that it delivered 15,515 counselling sessions to children in 2022, of which 2,267 involved first-time disclosures of abuse. Compared to 2021, it saw a 20% increase in the number of children under 11 being counselled for sexual abuse and…

“She was willing to send me there”: Intrafamilial child sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking of boys

“She was willing to send me there”: Intrafamilial child sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking of boys

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s note: the original article can be located here. Child Abuse Negl. 2022 Nov 8:105849. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105849. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Boys subject to intrafamilial child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) – in particular, cases which begin as incest and later evolve into child trafficking for sexual exploitation – face many barriers in…

“She was willing to send me there”: Intrafamilial child sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking of boys

“She was willing to send me there”: Intrafamilial child sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking of boys

ByEyes on Trafficking News

See original study here. Background: Boys subject to intrafamilial child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) – in particular, cases which begin as incest and later evolve into child trafficking for sexual exploitation – face many barriers in disclosing their exploitation, often leaving victims and survivors feeling isolated from society and dismissed or mishandled by service…