Reflections on The Development of Support Mapping for Victims of Human Trafficking

The purpose of this study is to identify the feasibility of developing a program to provide community-based linkages to support organizations for victims of human trafficking. The justification was based on the results of in-depth interviews with ministries and related organizations and the opinions of practitioners on practical problems and improvements related to the linkage of support organizations. As a result, it was found that 1) victims of human trafficking need different types of support depending on each case (type of case, target, age, disability, etc); 2) ssupport for victims of human trafficking should be based on region(community-based, medical support, physical accessibility, etc) for more specific service; and 3) Victims of human trafficking are less likely to be proactive because of the certain situation(gaslighting, economic hierarchy, psychological conditions, etc) that make it difficult to disclose their victimization. Based on these findings, this study recommended the need to develop a support organization mapping program for victims of human trafficking based on a regional with specific classifications, and how to do so, as well as the need to revise related laws.