Centering Lived Experience in Human Trafficking Recovery: A Needs Assessment of Service Gaps and Survivor Involvement in Kern County, California
Enhanced funding, targeted training, and increased engagement of people with lived experiences of trafficking among social service providers in Kern County are needed to improve the support system for trafficking victims and create a more effective, collaborative response to human trafficking in the region.
Authors
- Dominique Roe‐Sepowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7827-1631)
- Holly A. Gibbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8045-9054)
- Peter Linden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-7005)
- Donna Sharp
- Kimberly A. Hogan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3610-267X)
- Sandy Woo-Cater
Institutions
- WellSpan Health (US)
- Creative Commons (US)
- University of Southern Mississippi (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549251362653
- Primary Topic
- Sex work and related issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Office for Victims of Crime