Survivor-informed support for trafficked children in Scotland: Full report
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2023-07-11Author
Grant, Maggie
Fotopoulou, Maria
Hunter, Scot
Malloch, Margaret
Rigby, Paul
Taylor, Kieran
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Grant, M., Fotopoulou, M., Hunter, S., Malloch, M., Rigby, P. and Taylor, K. (2023) Survivor-informed support for trafficked children in Scotland: Full report. University of Stirling. Available at: https://modernslaverypec.org/resources/trafficked-children-scotland.
Abstract
Ensuring better outcomes for children and young people who have experienced human
trafficking is a major and urgent challenge facing the UK. While the exploitation experiences
and immediate support needs of children who have experienced trafficking are well
documented in research, the evidence base on what happens in the longer term for children
and young people – and how they feel about it – is more limited.
Most evaluations of support provision focus on stories of trafficking and needs immediately
after identification. Once children and young people move beyond this stage, the spotlight on
them fades. This study sought to extend the timeframe to explore short, medium and longterm experiences of recovery. The study directly involved children and young people who had
made their homes in the UK, eliciting narratives of recovery with a focus on their choices as
well as needs, alongside data recorded by, or gathered from, professionals. The aim was to
improve understanding of what constitutes sustainable support over a longer timeframe, thus
offering valuable insights for all those working with this group of children and young people, in
the UK and internationally.