TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Child Trafficking A1 - Isaac, Reena A1 - Mostajabian, Salina A2 - Kline, Mark W. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - It is perplexing to consider that, in the modern era of vast accomplishments of the human condition, the concept of slavery continues to thrive. Trafficking in persons (TIP) is a form of slavery that sits at the junction of human rights, immigration, criminal justice, global public health, and politics. Most troubling is the discovery of children becoming ensnared and exploited by others for commercial profit. From the child beggars on the streets of Calcutta, to the young girls of the Far East whose nimble fingers weave intricate products for the carpet industry, to the child soldiers of Uganda who are abducted from their homes and trained to kill within their homeland, to the wayward teenaged runaway selling sex on the streets of Houston, the umbrella of child trafficking shades many different faces and industries. The trauma that child victims are subjected to and endure includes physical, psychological, sexual, and mental abuse. Such multilayered and chronic suffering can have significant medical and psychological manifestations long after a victim has left the life as a captive, and change a community for generations. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182917931 ER -