Human Trafficking for Health Care Professionals: Florida

Course overview

A majority of human trafficking victims access health care in the United States while being exploited. This represents a critical opportunity and responsibility for health professionals to intervene in victims' lives, setting them on a path toward health and healing. This course will provide an overview of human trafficking, including its US definition, the scope of the problem, and vulnerabilities that can lead someone to be trafficked. Further, it will provide specific guidance to health professionals on signs to identify human trafficking victims, methods for assessment, and recommended intervention protocols. The course will review common mistakes when assessing for trafficking; practical advice on implementation of trauma-informed care; the role of unconscious bias in caring for trafficking victims; and links between the opioid epidemic and human trafficking. This program meets the Florida human trafficking training requirements for health care providers.