Citation

Saunders PJ, Harris M. BMJ 2019; 365: l1449.

Affiliation

West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.l1449

PMID

30936053

Abstract

Such and colleagues are right to describe modern slavery as a public health problem as well as a law enforcement issue. They also emphasise the missed opportunity for healthcare professionals to protect victims because of inadequate training in, and awareness of, the signs, consequences, and effective responses. This is especially true for sexual exploitation.

Data from the UK National Crime Agency show that sexual exploitation was the second most common type …

Keywords: Human trafficking;

Language: en