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

CE23-003 - 从公共卫生角度看待人口贩运：PROTECT 预防计划的评估

• 批准号: 10760022
• 负责人: Erin J McCauley
• 金额: $ 14.62万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-30 至 2025-09-29
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10760022
• 关键词: CE23; 003; Taking; Public; Health

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.

项目摘要 人口贩运是一种普遍的暴力形式，影响了青年人的健康，安全和福祉 美国（美国）。妇女，贫困人口的贩运经历不成比例 已经经历了其他形式的暴力，性和性别少数群体，以及种族和少数民族， 将其定位为人口健康的重要贡献者。从历史上看，人口贩运已被观察到 通过刑事法律镜头，这意味着努力集中在发生人口贩运后的干预。 但是，人口贩运是一种普遍的暴力形式，也值得全面的公共卫生 回复。这样的努力之一就是保护计划，这是一个在 个人，家庭和学校层面以促进保护因素，提高人们对人口贩运的认识以及 改变行为的目的是防止年轻人在年轻人中贩运。该程序已完成 有70万名学生和近9万名成年人；但是，它不是独立的 评估。为了响应RFA-CE-23-003，我提出了对保护程序的独立评估。这 项目由早期职业研究员领导，由高级学者的指导团队支持 进行暴力和预防研究的经验。该项目有三个目标，将雇用学校 - 水平随机对照试验设计，以评估保护程序的有效性。在目标1中我会 调查年轻人，护理人员和学校员工在计划之前和之后的干预和对照组 实施以检查计划对人口贩运知识的影响，保护因素 对于年轻人，改变行为。在AIM 2中，我将通过以下内容检查程序的持久效果 计划实施1年后进行调查。然后，在AIM 3中，我将检查与 使用学校级别的管理数据的学校表现和纪律。这些目标一起评估 这项全面和横切的预防暴力计划和信息计划的有效性 减少人口贩运的改进。通过这个职业发展奖，我还将发展 长期这些技能 经验将通过从 国立卫生研究院晋升为任期的副教授。需要预防努力 向青少年，他们的家人和学校提供工具和知识，以降低人类的风险 贩运。该项目的结果将提高我们对使用公共卫生方法的理解 暴力问题的人口贩运问题并防止通过干预和随后的人口贩运 计划改进。