How does human trafficking affect the ones who are victimized? People who are victims of human trafficking have a very tough time after they have been rescued. Years after they get out of it, they still have to go to therapy frequently. Human Trafficking does a great deal on the victims in many ways, starting off with psychological to physical problems.
They experience a various psychological problem, such as post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, suicidal thoughts, Stockholm Syndrome, and substance abuse. 39% percent of adults and 27% of children in the trafficked group were diagnosed with PTSD, researchers reported in The Lancet Psychiatry. Depression was found in 34% of adults and 27% of children. (Source A) Victims experience loads of trauma, caused by the traumatic events they experience in their time with the traffickers, the events are usually very intense. (Source E)
Victims sometimes even refuse the help they are offered when they are free from their traffickers, according to Michael Bradley from BBC News it is because,"They either do not see themselves as victims, or they may have a suspicion of authorities and a lack of awareness that
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If a person somehow encounters a victim of human trafficking who has escaped from it, they need to get them to a safe place far away from their trafficker. They shouldn’t interrogate the victims very early after they escape or are rescued, they are still in an emotional and vulnerable state. Find them professional support, like a psychiatrist or any psychiatric doctors. They cannot treat them as if they have done something wrong, they are not the criminals in the situation, they are the victims. (Source E) They need to watch over them closely, the victims could be in a lot of distress, they could be having suicidal thoughts, so their caregivers need to make sure they do not attempt and tend to them if they think of or