當青年走進應急避難場時候

1、當青年走進應急避難場時候the young woman first contacted bellefaire jcb, a social service agency in cleveland, complaining of a toothache later , she returned because she ， d received a card about the organization， s trafficking program from the team that responded to her call letting her approach the program on

2、 her own terms was key to getting her in the door, says karen mchenry, director of homeless youth and st ree t out reach programs.“some of the kids aren" t ready to come in, ” shesays. "we get many calls on our homeless youth hotlineteen feels they canhelp get them to athe most”entry into

3、a programevery day, but it， s whether the really trust us and that we can different situation that mattersmchenry says a young person" sis a key opportunity to identify whether he or she has been sexually exploited but youth workers have to simultaneously exercise patienee and vigilance sexual

4、exploitation can be difficult to recognize, especially because most youth don， t see themselves as victims.staff who recognize the signs of trafficking and know how to respectfully gather information, mchenry says, can better identify sexually exploited youth and direct them to the right services“th

5、ese kids， pain and these wounds are very much beneath the surface, ” she says. “you really need to be skilled in asking the right questions in a very nonthreatening way.recognizing the signs of traffickingenrolling workers in training programs for human trafficking and trauma-informed care can help

6、them sensitively probe for answers that may not come up in a basic assessment of youn£ people? s situation and needs, says jennifer 0，farrell, director of theanti-human trafficking programs atoperationsafehouse, a youth sheiter in riverside county, ca.when staff understand that major events lik

7、edivorce and dea.th may make teens more vulnerable to trafficking, she says, comm on in take ques tions about parental history take on more meaning. learning about the underlying issues behind trafficking, such as a desire for love and belonging， can also help youth workers understand young people，s

8、 reluctance to leave their traffickersother warning signs to look for in a young person： s brought to your facility after being found at a local motel or truck stop. has a cell phone that rings constantly, often showing calls from an unknown number. arrives with large amounts of cash. seems overly d

9、istracted or tired hasuntended physical or medical needsgoing off-scripttrained staff members can also more easily steer the conversation in a new direction if they sense any signs of human trafficking.a good example, o' farrell says, is the question"do you have any tattoos? ” instead of re

10、cording the answer and moving on, youth workers can ask dients about the meaning and history behind their tattoos, which may be a sign of “branding" by a pimp or traffickerat bellefaire jcb, staff members often learn helpful information about a youth， s living situation by asking them if they h

11、ave a house key. if the youth doesn" t have one, staff members ask what the youth needs to do to be invited insideno matter what you ask , always keep the conversation nonjudgemental, 0， farrell and mchenry say.of course, learning what youth have been through can take time. operation safehouse staff mark the files of youth who they