An Annotated Bibliography on Human Trafficking for the Mental Health Clinician

Author: Robitz, Rachel; Asera, Alex; Nguyen, Phuong; Gordon, Mollie; Coverdale, John; Stoklosa, Hanni & Chisolm-Straker, Makini

Abstract: This annotated bibliography provides an overview of sentinel and influential literature about human trafficking for general mental health practitioners. A modified participatory ranking methodology was used to create the list of articles. We identified 25 articles relevant to trafficking and mental health which covered the topics of epidemiology, treatment, identification, policy, and research methodology. The articles presented cover a broad range of trafficking types and topics. However, there is a dearth of literature about labor trafficking and the trafficking of men, boys, transgender, and nonbinary people.

Keywords: human trafficking, mental health, practitioners