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Prevalence and characteristics of sex trafficking among youth experiencing homelessness: A cross-sectional study

Published by Plos.org By Higinio Fernández-Sánchez, Jennifer Jones, Utsav Arandhara, Nikhil Padhye, Adeline Nyamathi, Marguerita Lightfoot, Yasmeen Quadri, Mary Paul, Michael S. Businelle, Diane Santa Maria · 26 August 2026 at 17:00

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Background Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) face elevated risk for sex trafficking due to interconnecting structural, interpersonal, and psychological vulnerabilities. Despite growing recognition of this link, regional data from the southern United State…

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