CE23-003 - Taking A Public Health Perspective on Human Trafficking: An Evaluation of the PROTECT Prevention Program

项目摘要 人口贩运是一种普遍存在的暴力形式，影响到非洲青年的健康、安全和福祉。 United States（US）.妇女、贫困妇女、 经历过其他形式的暴力、性取向和性别少数、种族和族裔少数， 将其定位为人口健康的重要贡献者。从历史上看，人口贩运一直被视为 通过刑事法律的透镜，这意味着努力的重点是在人口贩运发生后进行干预。 然而，人口贩运是一种普遍存在的暴力形式，也需要全面的公共卫生政策， 反应其中一项努力是预防暴力方案， 在个人、家庭和学校各级推广保护因素，提高对人口贩运的认识， 改变行为，以防止青年人口贩运。程序已经完成 超过70万学生和近9万成年人;然而，它还没有独立 评估。作为对RFA-CE-23-003的回应，我提议对CIMT项目进行独立评估。这 该项目由一名早期职业调查员领导，由一个由资深学者组成的导师团队提供支持， 从事暴力和预防研究的经验。该项目有三个目标，并将聘请一所学校- 水平的随机对照试验设计，以评估的有效性，BRONT计划。目标1我会 在项目前后对干预组和对照组的青少年、护理人员和学校员工进行调查 执行情况，以审查该方案对了解人口贩运、保护因素 年轻人，改变行为。在目标2中，我将通过以下方式来检验该计划的持久效果 在项目实施后一年进行调查。然后，在目标3中，我将研究与以下方面相关的交叉效应： 利用学校一级的行政数据，评估学校的表现和纪律。这些目标将共同评估 这一全面和贯穿各领域预防暴力方案和宣传方案的有效性 减少人口贩运。通过这个职业发展奖，我也将发展 长期的这些技能 和经验将帮助我实现我的研究独立的目标，通过R系列奖，从 美国国立卫生研究院，晋升为终身副教授。预防工作需要 为青少年、他们的家庭和学校提供工具和知识，在人类死亡之前减少风险。 贩卖人口该项目的结果将提高我们对使用公共卫生方法处理 人口贩运的暴力问题，并通过干预和后续行动防止人口贩运 方案改进。

PROJECT SUMMARY Human trafficking is a pervasive form of violence which affects the health, safety, and wellbeing of youth in the United States (US). Human trafficking is disproportionately experienced by women, those in poverty, those who have experienced other forms of violence, sexuality and gender minorities, and racial and ethnic minorities, positioning it as an important contributor to population health. Historically, human trafficking has been viewed through a criminal legal lens, meaning efforts have focused on intervening after human trafficking has occurred. However, human trafficking is a pervasive form of violence which also merits a comprehensive public health response. One such effort is the PROTECT program, a violence prevention program which operates at the individual, family, and school level to promote protective factors, increase awareness of human trafficking, and change behaviors with the goal of preventing human trafficking among youth. The program has been completed by more than 700 thousand students and nearly 90 thousand adults; yet, it has not been independently evaluated. In response to RFA-CE-23-003, I propose an independent evaluation of the PROTECT program. This project is led by an early-career investigator supported by a mentorship team of senior scholars with extensive experience conducting violence and prevention research. This project has three aims and will employ a school- level randomized control trial design to evaluate the effectiveness of the PROTECT program. In Aim 1 I will survey youth, caregivers, and school employees in the intervention and control groups prior to and after program implementation to examine the effect of the program on knowledge about human trafficking, protective factors for youth, and changed behaviors. In Aim 2, I will examine the enduring effect of the program through a follow up survey 1-year after program implementation. Then, in Aim 3, I will examine cross-over effects related to school performance and discipline using school level administrative data. Together, these aims will evaluate the effectiveness of this comprehensive and cross-cutting violence prevention program and inform program improvements to reduce human trafficking. Through this career development award, I will also develop Long-term these skills and experiences will help me achieve my goal of research independence through an R series award from the National Institutes of Health and promotion to Associate Professor with tenure. Prevention efforts are needed to provide adolescents, their families, and their schools with the tools and knowledge to reduce risk prior to human trafficking. The results of this project will improve our understanding of using a public health approach to the violence issue of human trafficking and prevent human trafficking through the intervention and subsequent program improvements.