#233 Healthcare response to human trafficking 🗓
Human trafficking is a growing public health crisis that is now impacting over 1M individuals in the United States and over 50M souls worldwide. No community is immune. And yet, less than 1% of victims are identified. Healthcare professionals have perhaps the most critical role to play. Why? Because nearly 90% of victims present themselves to local healthcare settings, including emergency rooms, during their exploitation. This session will explore the critical nexus between healthcare and human trafficking, and how healthcare providers in local community settings such as emergency rooms, walk-in clinics, and more are uniquely positioned to recognize and respond to it.
Ashleigh Chapman
Ashleigh S. Chapman, JD is a human rights lawyer, social entrepreneur, and a believer that each of us are called and uniquely positioned to make our world a more just and equitable place, beginning with those in need in our own communities.
She has invested 23+ years building solutions to end human trafficking and support vulnerable populations. Ashleigh is the founder of Altus.™, AFRJ®, Justice U™, the Freedom Council™, and Engage Together®, solutions that have strengthened thousands of efforts and advocates across the United States and on every continent except Antarctica. For this work, she was recently named one of USA Today’s Women of the Year.
