image: The HEAL Protocol in Brazilian Health Care: An Innovative Approach to Primary Care for Human Trafficking Survivors
Credit: Annals of Family Medicine
Primary care is often the first or only contact point for human trafficking survivors. In the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, professionals from the health, social services, and justice sectors collaborated to adapt and translate the U.S.-based HEAL Trafficking Protocol Toolkit to the Brazilian context. The toolkit equips health care professionals with the knowledge and tools to identify, and respond to, potential victims of human trafficking in a trauma-informed and patient-centered manner. Since September 2023, the Brazilian Protocol Toolkit page on the HEAL website has received 535 views from 270 users across 17 Brazilian states and 53 different cities.
Marcella R. Cardoso, PhD, et al
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, MGH Global Disaster Response and Humanitarian Action, Strength & Serenity, MGH Global Initiative to End Gender-Based Violence, Boston, Massachusetts
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
HEAL Trafficking, Long Beach, California
Journal
The Annals of Family Medicine