The present study explores the meaning attached to ‘recovery’ for young people defined as having experienced human trafficking and explores this concept in relation to the longer-term impact of statutory, third sector and informal forms of support in Scotland. It draws on 11 years of data collected by the SGS and primary data collected from interviews with stakeholders, practitioners, and young people.
The aim of the study was to fill a gap in knowledge in relation to what constitutes recovery and effective support over a longer time frame for separated children and young people who have experienced trafficking. In doing so, the study illuminates processes that have not been previously explored with this group of children and young people in Scotland.
The project was funded through the Modern Slavery PEC, which seeks to improve quality of evidence to inform policy-making. It was one of five studies commissioned following an open call for proposals to examine support and recovery of survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK.
