A Scoping Review of Human Trafficking Screening and Response

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483802110572
Author(s):  
Rebecca J. Macy ◽  
L. B. Klein ◽  
Corey A. Shuck ◽  
Cynthia Fraga Rizo ◽  
Tonya B. Van Deinse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Specific Response ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Scoping Reviews ◽  
The U.S

Service providers are increasingly asked to identify individuals who are experiencing trafficking and to connect them with resources and support. Nonetheless, identification is complicated by the reality that those who are experiencing trafficking may rarely self-identify, and providers may fail to identify individuals who are experiencing trafficking due to lack of guidance on how to screen for trafficking capably and sensitively. With the aim of guiding practice, we undertook a scoping review to search for and synthesize trafficking screening tools and response protocols. Following the PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR), we located 22 screening tools contained in 26 sources. We included any documents that described or tested human trafficking screening tools, screening or identification protocols, response protocols, or guidelines that were published in any year. All documents were abstracted using a standardized form. Key findings showed that most tools were developed by practice-based and non-governmental organizations located in the U.S. and were administered in the U.S. Few screening tools have been rigorously evaluated. The common types of screening questions and prompts included (a) work conditions; (b) living conditions; (c) physical health; (d) travel, immigration, and movement; (e) appearance and presentation; (f) mental health, trauma, and substance abuse; (g) associations and possessions; and (h) arrests and prior involvement with law enforcement. We were not able to locate specific response protocols that provided step-by-step guidance. Nonetheless, the review revealed available practice-based and research-based evidence to help inform guidance concerning how screening and identification of human trafficking may be administered.

scholarly journals Earthquake forecasting model for Nepal to improve prevention

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 700-701
Author(s):  
Brijesh Sathian ◽  
Edwin R Van Teijlingen
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Earthquake Forecasting ◽  
Forecasting Model ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Per Se

There is an urgent need of earthquake forecasting model for Nepal in this current scenario. It can be developed by the scientists of Nepal with the help of experienced international scientists. This will help the Nepalese to take timely and necessary precautions. We would argue that above all we need to use earthquake prediction knowledge to improve the disaster prepardness in local communities, service providers (hospitals, Non-Governmental Organizations, police, etc.), government policy-makers and international agencies. On the whole, both seismology and public health are most successful when focusing on  prevention not on prediction per se. J Epidemiol. 2017;7(4); 700-701.

Watching, Blaming, Silencing, Intervening: Exploring the Role of the Community in Preventing Domestic Violence in India

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sreeparna Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The United Nations

On a warm October day in 2005, I attended a state level conference on preventing violence against women in Mumbai. The speakers included state (Maharashtra) and national level administrative officials, representatives of the United Nations and the United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA), social workers and members of several NGOs. One of the speakers, a high-ranking bureaucrat in the Ministry of Family Welfare, in a fiery speech condemning all forms of violence against women, urged service providers to follow a "zero tolerance policy." In other words, no form of violence against women should be tolerated. She recommended that women be urged to resist and leave their husbands if they are being subjected to physical violence. As is customary, everyone praised her commitment to women's causes. However a few of the members of non-governmental organizations were skeptical about her approach, and though careful not to voice their objections in public, privately criticized her approach for its impracticality and lack of understanding of poor women's needs.

The Boom

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew K. Shannon
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Military Training ◽  
Cultural Exchange ◽  
The United States ◽  
Exchange Programs ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The U.S

This chapter traces the ways in which the United States launched its most coordinated effort to promote Iranian development during the 1970s. The educational cooperation of the decade prioritized military training, particularly for members of the Imperial Iranian Navy; technical assistance, notably through the training of Iranian nuclear engineers; and cultural exchange programs that were administered by the U.S. and Iranian states as well as non-governmental organizations.

scholarly journals What is known about the LGBTQ perspective in child welfare services? A scoping review protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e030675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jannike Kaasbøll ◽  
Veronika Paulsen
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Child Welfare Services ◽  
Welfare Services ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Scoping Reviews ◽  
Review Protocol

IntroductionIn previous studies, it is estimated that sexual minorities (eg, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals) are overrepresented in the child welfare system. However, the numbers are unclear, and there are limited studies in this field. No systematic review of LGBTQ issues across a broader context (ie, youth, foster parents and service providers) of child welfare services exists. The overall objective of this scoping review is to systematically scope the existing research on LGBTQ issues in the context of child welfare services, including policy, practice, service providers and users’ perspectives.Methods and analysisThe scoping review framework outlined by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) based on previous work by Arksey and O’Malley and Levac and colleagues will guide this review. In addition, the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation will be used throughout the process. We will search electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science and Idunn) and grey literature sources to identify studies that are appropriate for inclusion in this review. Using inclusion and exclusion criteria based on the ‘Population–Concept–Context’ framework, two researchers will independently screen titles, abstracts and full-text articles considered for inclusion. Any qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method study of LGBTQ issues in the child welfare context will be described and synthesised using a thematic synthesis approach.Ethics and disseminationA scoping review is a secondary analysis of published literature and does not require ethics approval. This scoping review is meant to provide an overview of the existing literature, aiming to expand policy-makers’ and practitioners’ knowledge of LGBTQ issues in a child welfare context and identify research gaps that can be used as a basis for further research. The results will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed publication, a conference presentation and a presentation to the key stakeholders.

Cairo: Repackaging Population Control

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 559-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Simons
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
Population Control ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
The Third ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Third World ◽  
The U.S

Aid agencies, charities, and other Non-governmental organizations once denounced population control programs as racist interference in the third world. Yet, at the United Nations Conference on Population and Development in Cairo last September, these same organizations endorsed very similar ideas. The U.N. can now claim that even its fiercest critics not only have muted their criticism of population control programs but now positively endorse them. Over the last 30 years, population control has been consciously repackaged by the U.S. establishment. The image of population control has changed from being overtly anti-third world to being about giving the people of the third world—especially women—basic rights in family planning. Wrapped up in the language of women's empowerment and environmentalism, the establishment's old arguments about there being too many nonwhite babies in the world, have, unfortunately, won the day.

scholarly journals Mapping the Social Space of Opinion: Public Sociology and the Op-Ed in Canada

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 697-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Kowalchuk ◽  
Neil McLaughlin
Keyword(s):  
Social Space ◽  
Public Sociology ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Going Public ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
The U.S

This special issue of CJS illustrates the international spread of an empassioned debate among sociologists about the future direction of their discipline ignited by Michael Burawoy’s call to elevate the presence and status of public sociology. Burawoy’s program entails a greater engagement by sociologists with civil society (non-governmental organizations, communities, movements) in the development of their research agenda, and the production of research outputs that are more accessible, relevant, and useful to non-academic audiences. Burawoy and his supporters see the emphasis on public sociology as a way to revitalize the discipline, in particular, to solve several inter-related problems that it faces, at least in the U.S: a lack of internal coherence, declining public legitimacy, public misapprehension of what sociologists do, and minimal influence on policy-making (Burawoy 2004a, Turner 2006, Boyns and Fletcher 2005). Skeptics and critics within the discipline, conversely, argue that “going public” will only hurt sociology’s public legitimacy, insofar as it constitutes a kind of left-liberal moralizing that is out of sync with majority currents of opinion.

The Economics of Community Networking

2011 ◽  
pp. 568-583
Author(s):  
Mark Surman
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Group Of Seven ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Uk ◽  
E Mail ◽  
The U.S

It was a special moment. Non-profits were still figuring out the fax machine. No one had heard of the Internet. A few brave souls were stringing computers together, hanging modems and activists off the other end. The information — and the shifting political tide — were beginning to flow. News and passion trickled from the ANC headquarters in London to every nook and cranny of South Africa. Meetings were planned and new social movements dreamed over a few modems and a 286 in Toronto. Lobbying tactics, grand visions and messages home all emanated from a little computer room as thousands of environmentalists converged on Rio. At the center of all this was a band of computer activists calling themselves the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). The APC is a global coalition of nonprofit organizations who supply Internet content and connectivity services to civil society. APC was founded by a group of seven organizations who had all been providing e-mail and on-line discussion forums to non-profits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) since the mid-1980s. This group included Alternex in Brazil, GreenNet in the UK, Nicarao in Nicaragua, IGC (PeaceNet and EcoNet) in the U.S., NordNet in Sweden, Pegasus in Australia and Web Networks in Canada. APC now includes 25 member networks located on six continents.

Centres of excellence in conservation agriculture: developing African institutions for sustainable agricultural development.

2022 ◽  
pp. 402-415
Author(s):  
Saidi Mkomwa ◽  
Simon Lugandu ◽  
Ngari Macharia ◽  
Alexandra Bot ◽  
Weldone Mutai
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Conservation Agriculture ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Centres Of Excellence

Abstract Conservation Agriculture (CA) is an important component in addressing food insecurity, biodiversity degradation and water scarcity challenges. Its adoption in Africa has lagged behind other continents. One major area of need to enable the acceleration of the adoption of CA in Africa relates to building the necessary cross-sectoral institutional and human capacity across the education-research-extension-enterprise axis along the value chain. This study was conducted in order to contribute to the discussions about the need to create sustainable institutions: specifically, Conservation Agriculture Centres of Excellence (CA-CoEs) in Africa. The CA-CoEs model includes a stakeholder team, a shared facility or an entity that provides leadership, best practices, research, support and/or training in CA, with linkages to service providers along the value chain. This literature-based research involved systematic identification, collection, analysis and documentation of data to identify and address the unique roles these CA-CoEs play in the promotion and adoption of CA and their level of performance. It employed a CA quality assurance self-assessment tool to measure the performance of the CA-CoEs against predetermined performance descriptors. Although the CA-CoEs are facilitating and catalysing adoption of CA, their capacity in providing the CA-related programmes, training and research is not optimal. CA-CoE quality assurance of services can be helpful in identification and design of measures for addressing the challenges faced. To be impactful, CA-CoEs need well-coordinated, participatory and demand-driven CA-based agricultural practices, information services and knowledge for farmers and other stakeholders such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), CA service providers and CA equipment manufacturers.

scholarly journals Pediatric Health Outcome Evaluation in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review of NGO Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 2333794X2199101
Author(s):  
Jennifer Taylor ◽  
Paula Forgeron ◽  
Amanda Vandyk ◽  
Allen Finley ◽  
Sophie Lightfoot
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcome ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Pediatric Health ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Objective. The purpose of this study was to explore the research on the delivery and evaluation of pediatric health services by non-governmental organizations in low-and middle-income countries to better understand how they contribute to positive and sustainable health outcomes. Methods. A scoping review was completed using a 2-step study selection procedure. Results. Of the 5742 studies, 17 met criteria, including quantitative and mixed method designs, representing 10 different non-governmental organizations with programs in 33 low-and middle-income countries. Health outcomes were reported 89 times across the studies. A total of 56 different outcomes were identified in total, of which 24 were positive, 27 were negative, and 5 were unchanged. Conclusions. Widespread variation between non-governmental organizations exist, however, comprehensive pediatric health outcome evaluation is growing. Further emphasis should be given to adolescent specific research and robust measurement of quality of life.

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