CancerINCYTES Archive
By: Sara KimPolice began undercover investigations in Mesa, Arizona in order to uncover child sex trafficking crimes committed in the area. Although prostitution was already being investigated, the special focus on such crimes involving children started around the Super Bowl …
By: Kristine AlarconOn the TEDMED stage, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris quoted Dr. Robert Block saying, “Adverse childhood experiences are the single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing our nation today.” Dr. Harris’s career as a pediatrician changed once she discovered …
By: Sara KimSex trafficking occurs more frequently in America than many people assume, and takes form in diverse ways and areas throughout the country. One of the problems that sex trafficking victims face lies in the justice system, which does …
Jen Spry, a human trafficking survivor. (Photo: Russ DeSantis)By: Janice TjengJen Spry, a 42-year-old registered nurse, was once a victim of child trafficking. When she was 8, her neighbor caught her and the other children at her neighborhood, Norristown, Pennsylvania. …
By: Kristine AlarconOn April 21st, the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)’s Dream Resource Center (DRC) released a study called “Pol(ICE) in My Head.” The study focused on the mental health of undocumented and uninsured youths revealing that there …
By Patchareeboon (Mam) SakulpitakphonA crime not widely acknowledged is the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism. In order to combat this terrible crime, an international initiative among tourism industries has established a set of guidelines, called The Code …
A new book from an award winning advocate and survivor of human trafficking helps vulnerable populations, potential victims and those who work with them learn how to avoid falling prey to human traffickers.In Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Lost Innocence, …
By: Sharon E. ChinHomelessness has been an experience an estimated one in thirty children currently face in the United States. The National Center on Family Homelessness released a national report card, estimating that 2.5 million children were homeless at some …
By William W. Bauser, Member of the Board of Stop Organ Trafficking Now The “Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism” has been a representation of a consensus that was established to govern organ transplantation. The …
By: Sharon E. Chin Current research continues to support the need for health care services for victims of human trafficking. The Lancet Global Health Journal recently published one of the largest studies exploring the health of men, women and children …
