Human Sex Trafficking

Authors

Children's Mercy Kansas City

Files

Publication Date

11-2025

Related Materials

Child Sex Trafficking Screening Tool (English) | (Spanish)
Child Sex Trafficking Scoring Guidance

Disclaimer

These guidelines do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use their judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the patient based on the circumstances existing at the time. It is impossible to anticipate all possible situations that may exist and to prepare guidelines for each. Accordingly, these guidelines should guide care with the understanding that departures from them may be required at times.

Objective of the Clinical Pathway

To provide care standards for the patient suspected of being trafficked for sex, including standards for the screening process, maintaining confidentiality, and follow-up care.

Target Users

Physicians (Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Ambulatory, Inpatient, and community physicians who care for patients > 11 years of age); Advanced Practice Nurses; Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE); Social Workers; Interpreters

Disciplines

Pediatrics

Recommended Citation

Children's Mercy Kansas City, "Human Sex Trafficking" (2025). Clinical Pathways.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/clinical_pathways/49