TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Human trafficking of minors and childhood adversity in Florida
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Reid, Joan A.
A1  - Baglivio, Michael T.
A1  - Piquero, Alex R.
A1  - Greenwald, Mark A.
A1  - Epps, Nathan
SP  - 306
EP  - 311
VL  - 107
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To examine the link between human trafficking of minors and childhood adversity. <br><br>METHODS: We compared the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and cumulative childhood adversity (ACE score) among a sample of 913 juvenile justice-involved boys and girls in Florida for whom the Florida child abuse hotline accepted human trafficking abuse reports between 2009 and 2015 with those of a matched sample. <br><br>RESULTS: ACE composite scores were higher and 6 ACEs indicative of child maltreatment were more prevalent among youths who had human trafficking abuse reports. Sexual abuse was the strongest predictor of human trafficking: the odds of human trafficking was 2.52 times greater for girls who experienced sexual abuse, and there was a 8.21 times greater risk for boys who had histories of sexual abuse. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Maltreated youths are more susceptible to exploitation in human trafficking. Sexual abuse in connection with high ACE scores may serve as a key predictor of exploitation in human trafficking for both boys and girls. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print December 20, 2016: e1-e6. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303564).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303564
ID  - ref1
ER  -