Written by STOPP Website Staff (03/15/2019)

The American Psychiatric Association (APA), which is the author of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), is an authority and resource at the center of mental health in the United States. There is no diagnosis in the DSM for human trafficking per se, but it is notable that the APA in November 2018 published a Position Paper on Human Trafficking. It is important that the scourge of human trafficking is now recognized and acknowledged by the APA.

Following is the official release from the APA.

http://stopptrafficking.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/position-statement.pdf