Human Trafficking Education for Emergency Department Providers

Many trafficked persons receive medical care in the Emergency Department (ED); however, ED staff have historically not been educated about human trafficking. In this article, we describe interventions aimed to train providers on issue of We performed a scoping review existing literature and found 17 studies that such interventions: 14 trainings implemented ED, two taught at conferences for providers, one assessing state-mandated training. These demonstrate even brief education can improve provider confidence screening treating patients experienced advocate promote team-based approach specific setting, acknowledge importance survivors’ input curriculum development, assess outcomes using pre- post-surveys.