Monday, April 28, 2014

Forum: Trafficked children need help, not more trauma

Source: New England Register

Barbara J. Guthrie, Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing, Yale School of Nursing 

Connecticut is incarcerating a 16-year-old accused of no crime in an adult prison. This child is a survivor of commercial sex trafficking, one of many horrific experiences she has endured in her short life. Rather than helping her recover from these traumas, the state is reinforcing them through placement in a highly unsafe environment.

Read more:
http://www.nhregister.com/opinion/20140426/forum-trafficked-children-need-help-not-more-trauma
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