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Project

EU guidelines for the establisment of national focal points for the comprehensive integrated medical support of THB victims.

National referral systems for THB victims exist, but are mostly missing a health component. The health professionals who encounter the victim lack necessary information about how and where to refer a trafficked person and what are the existing services available in a given country. The health professionals are per definition responsible for the weil being of the person and when facing a trafficked victim should decide quickly on the next step. This project focuses on the development of guidelines, made through a consensus method by international experts on THB, for the establishment of national focal points that include health care experts, working together with law enforcement agencies and NGO's. Involvement of the university in this project is aimed at developing guidelines through a research method (consensus Delphi Survey technique). With the focus set on the health care, more victims will be detected and more information will become available for the purpose of juridical proceedingsleading to an increased number of convictions.
Date:27 Feb 2014 →  31 Oct 2015
Keywords:HEALTH COMMUNICATION, THB VICTIMS, GUIDELINES
Disciplines:Education curriculum