Once awareness has changed and male victims begin to be identified, aftercare services need to be provided. Male victims suffer from severe physical, psychological and emotional trauma. Many suffer from fear, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. They may have broken bones, lacerations or other physical damage due to violence from their trafficker. Male victims need services that offer health care and intensive counseling. They need a place where they can safely heal from their trauma. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, “Trafficking victims require specialized recovery programs that offer shelter, nutrition, and appropriate medical treatment, as well as psychological evaluation, counseling, alcohol and drug treatment programs, education
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One reason is because programs are already filled or over capacity with girls. Most long-term facilities cater solely to female victims. On top of that, there are already so few beds available, so they tend to fill up quickly. A second reason is because boys are not being identified or referred by law enforcement, public and agency outreach or other social service organizations. Neither are boys self-referring. Thirdly, some organizations rarely receive referrals or cases from boys. This leads to the belief that boys are not in significant need of services. Lastly, many organizations say they feel ill-prepared to work with male victims. They believe they need more training regarding commercially sexually exploited boys (Friedman, …show more content…
The sad reality is that it will only be able to house four boys when there are still thousands of male victims in the United States. Hopefully this is the beginning of change. Hopefully there will be more homes built for male victims. Like female victims, male victims need a safe place to heal from their trauma and pain. Due to the lack of aftercare facilities for them, many boys end up in the foster care system, homeless shelters, group homes, or domestic violence homes. These facilities may offer some services, but they do not offer services tailored specifically to victims of sexual exploitation. In order to find healing, male victims need aftercare facilities tailored specifically to
One reason is because programs are already filled or over capacity with girls. Most long-term facilities cater solely to female victims. On top of that, there are already so few beds available, so they tend to fill up quickly. A second reason is because boys are not being identified or referred by law enforcement, public and agency outreach or other social service organizations. Neither are boys self-referring. Thirdly, some organizations rarely receive referrals or cases from boys. This leads to the belief that boys are not in significant need of services. Lastly, many organizations say they feel ill-prepared to work with male victims. They believe they need more training regarding commercially sexually exploited boys (Friedman, …show more content…
The sad reality is that it will only be able to house four boys when there are still thousands of male victims in the United States. Hopefully this is the beginning of change. Hopefully there will be more homes built for male victims. Like female victims, male victims need a safe place to heal from their trauma and pain. Due to the lack of aftercare facilities for them, many boys end up in the foster care system, homeless shelters, group homes, or domestic violence homes. These facilities may offer some services, but they do not offer services tailored specifically to victims of sexual exploitation. In order to find healing, male victims need aftercare facilities tailored specifically to