On the Road to Independence: A Sequence Analysis of Services Provided to Human Trafficking Survivors

• In Event: Anti-trafficking Protections, Services, and Decision Making

Abstract

Victims of human trafficking require myriad services to successfully gain independence. Given the complex trauma and needs of these survivors, an understanding of the order and timing of the reception of services is imperative to improving their quality of life. Using a sample of human trafficking survivors working with a local non-profit organization, a sequence analysis is utilized to determine the most common order of services received, including, but not limited to, crisis intervention, emergency housing, rapid re-housing, and case management. This research has important implications for access to, and receipt of services, among those who are working to exit exploitative situations.

Authors

• Leslie Hill, The Citadel

• M. Kristen Hefner, The Citadel