Department of Psychology.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2018;88(3):249-260. doi: 10.1037/ort0000268. Epub 2017 Apr 10.
There has been a plethora of outcomes associated with child trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation; however little attention has been paid to how outcomes are addressed for children who are placed into residential aftercare recovery programs following their identification as victims. Field-based qualitative research was undertaken in South and Southeast Asia, and involved interviews with 213 representatives from U.N. and governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and residential aftercare recovery programs. Findings highlight the mental health needs of child victims of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation, describe the availability and quality of mental health services and supports in aftercare programs to address prevailing needs and repair the psychological damage caused by trafficking, and report on lessons learned pertaining to elements of good practice and related challenges associated with the availability and quality of mental health services and supports. It concludes by highlighting the implications of the findings for mental health policy and practice and offers suggestions for further research. (PsycINFO Database Record
针对商业性剥削目的的儿童贩卖会产生诸多后果，但对于被认定为受害者的儿童在进入住宿后康复项目后，如何处理这些后果，关注甚少。本项研究在南亚和东南亚开展了实地定性研究，共采访了 213 名来自联合国和政府机构、非政府组织以及住宿后康复项目的代表。研究结果突出了商业性剥削目的的儿童贩卖受害者的心理健康需求，描述了住宿后康复项目中满足这些需求的心理健康服务和支持的提供情况和质量，并报告了与心理健康服务和支持的提供情况和质量相关的良好实践要素和相关挑战的经验教训。最后，研究结果对心理健康政策和实践的影响进行了探讨，并提出了进一步研究的建议。
