65.4 the opioid epidemic and child trafficking: viewpoints from a community psychiatrist

The media has reported that the opiate crisis has been “fueling” human trafficking. Child trafficking is another public health problem affecting children locally. In the state of New Hampshire in 2019, experts agreed that the opiate crisis was “exacerbating” human trafficking. Despite the detrimental effects that both opiate use disorder and chi ld trafficking have on childhood development, and the finding that more than 80% of human trafficking victims will be evaluated by a health care worker while being exploited, the discussion about the education of mental health practitioners working with children and families remains limited.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Clinical Perspectives 65 Source Type: research