title: Understanding and Responding to the Needs of Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth: Recommendations for the Mental Health Provider.
abstract: Mental health providers are frequently at the forefront of addressing the multifaceted needs of commercially sexually exploited youth. This article provides an overview of the definition of commercial sexual exploitation of children and relevant legislation including the shift toward decriminalization of commercially sexually exploited youth. To provide clinicians with tools needed to deliver competent care to this population, a review of risk factors for commercial sexual exploitation of children and the role of the clinician in identification, assessment, and treatment of commercially sexually exploited youth are discussed.
authors.affiliation: VA HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation & Policy, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Building 500, Room 1601, Office of Healthcare, Transformation and Innovation, Mail Code 10-C, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA; Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Electronic address: rijadimaghsoodi@mednet.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ijadi-Maghsoodi
authors.affiliation: Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, 11075 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA.
authors.forename: Mekeila
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Barnert
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Shushanik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaboian
authors.affiliation: Child Forensic Services, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, 300 Medical Plaza, Room 1243, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Eraka
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bath
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D064410:Human Trafficking / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011477:Sex Work / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Commercial sexual exploitation of children; Commercially sexually exploited children; Exploitation; Human trafficking; Sex trafficking