Research demonstrates a growing number of exploited and trafficked children in the United States, but few studies address how practitioners continue to respond to these issues. Multiple efforts identify victims of human trafficking and provide services since the passing of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) in 2000 and its reauthorization. However, the TVPA oftentimes failed to protect the most vulnerable. This qualitative study included four focus group sessions with 28 practitioners from various disciplines (e.g., social work, healthcare, legal) to examine how the state of Connecticut has expanded services and programs for children and youth trafficking victims. The findings describe current statewide partnerships along with challenges and successes when working with child victims of human trafficking, offering practice and policy recommendations.

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人口贩运活动在保护康涅狄格州的弱势儿童和青少年方面：融入社区从业者的声音。

研究表明，在美国越来越多的被剥削和被贩运儿童，但是很少有研究涉及从业者如何继续应对这些问题。自2000年《贩运受害者保护法》（TVPA）通过并获得重新授权以来，经过多次努力，确定了人口贩运活动的受害者并提供服务。但是，TVPA常常无法保护最弱势群体。这项定性研究包括与来自各个学科（例如，社会工作，医疗保健，法律）的28名从业人员进行的四个焦点小组会议，以研究康涅狄格州如何扩展了针对儿童和青年人口贩运受害者的服务和计划。调查结果描述了当前的州级合作伙伴关系，以及与人口贩运儿童受害者合作时的挑战和成功，