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J' <br /> f ' <br /> AprilThis study found nearly 100 sex <br /> trafficking victims living in Hawail <br /> between . <br /> Human trafficking has been found in all fifty U.S. <br /> states and is an issue that impacts both domestic Experiences (ACEs) including family violence and <br /> and international victims. Human trafficking is neglect, childhood sexual abuse, domestic and dating <br /> defined as a crime that involves forcing, coercing, or violence, having a mental health diagnosis, struggling <br /> enticing a person to provide labor or engage in with drug and alcohol addiction, and being homeless. <br /> exchanging sex for something of value. Victims of The needs of the sex trafficking victims included <br /> human trafficking are often hidden from public view medical support, mental health and drug counseling, <br /> because exploitation occurs in private homes, hotels, housing, and trauma-informed care in all systems. The <br /> vacation rentals, massage parlors, or online. Little is sex trafficking victims described being in contact with <br /> known about sex trafficking victims, traffickers and many of HawaiTs institutions of care- in some cases <br /> sex buyers in Hawai'i. This study is only the third while they were being sex trafficked- including <br /> research report published to date to explore sex schools, hospitals, mental health providers, criminal <br /> trafficking in Hawaii. The lack of a general justice, and child welfare services. <br /> understanding of the scope and complexity of sex <br /> 1 <br /> trafficking in Hawaii has allowed the victimization of STUDY <br /> Hawaii residents to continue. Services for juvenile <br /> and adult sex trafficking victims continue to be very Working in partnership with Child and Family Service, <br /> limited. In both this study and our previous research a large statewide non-profit social service <br /> in Hawai'i, sex trafficking victims have been organization, this study focuses on the sex trafficking <br /> identified in urban and rural areas, in hospitals and experiences of a large group of individuals receiving <br /> drug rehabilitation centers, youth attending school, social services on five islands in Hawaii. The <br /> and in juvenile and adult correctional settings. participants were given a six-page survey to complete <br /> which included questions about abuse, substance use, <br /> This study found nearly 100 sex trafficking victims family connections and dysfunction, homelessness, <br /> living in Hawaii between April and June 2019. Sixty- health and mental health issues. The survey also <br /> four percent of the sex trafficking victims identified focused on sex and labor exploitation experiences. For <br /> as being all or some Native Hawaiian. out of every three months in 2019, the survey was administered to <br /> five sex trafficking victims identified in this study participants by trained social workers or support staff <br /> had been sex trafficked as a child. Over 20 percent at Child and Family Service, which serves many <br /> of the sex trafficking victims were male. Nearly a populations and in many locations in Hawaii , The <br /> quarter of the sex trafficking victims were sex information shared by the participants through this <br /> trafficked by a family member (parent, guardian, survey illustrates that sex trafficking currently exists <br /> sibling, uncle, grandfather). The sex trafficking in Hawaii in disturbing numbers. <br /> victims reported high rates of Adverse Childhood <br /> SEX TRAFFICKING IN HAWAII I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 04 <br />