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19 are held captive, they are likely to miss out on impor- tant developmental and life milestones. Social injustic- es, such as sex trafficking, could alter a person’s “oc- cupational identity, disrupt or alter their performance patterns (roles, habits, rituals, and routines) and reduce performance capacity” (Martin, Smith, Rogers, Wallen, & Boisvert, 2011, pg. 156). These disruptions have the potential to affect the individual in varied contexts and environments, and over the lifespan. Implications for Occupational Therapy The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Do- main and Process, 3rd edition (the Framework), emphasizes the importance of occupations in support- ing “health, wellbeing and participation in life” (Amer- ican Occupational Therapy Association [AOTA], 2014, pg. S10). Participation in meaningful occupations helps provide a sense of belonging to individuals and assists in the development of their personal identity, self-efficacy, “roles, habits, and routines” (AOTA, 2014, S1). Braveman, Gupta & Padilla (2013) stated that occupational therapists have an innate duty to work with not only individuals, but society as a whole when individuals experience social and occupational injus- tices. In 1962 the World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) recognized sex trafficking as an area of need for occupational therapy research and inter- vention. Addressing this “innate duty” first begins with raising awareness on the issue of sex trafficking. We are calling on AOTA as our national organization to help support educational efforts to raise awareness of, and provide interventions for victims and survivors of sex trafficking. References American Occupational Therapy Association. (2014). Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process (3rd ed.). American Jour nal of Occupational Therapy, 68 (Suppl. 1), S1-S48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2104.682006 Braveman, B. , Gupta, J. & Padilla, R. (2013). AOTA’s societal statement on health disparities. The Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67. Retrieved from http://www.aota.org/- /media/Corporate/ Files/AboutAOTA/OfficialDocs/SocietalStmts/ Health-Disparities-2013.PDF Greenbaum, V. J. (2014). Commercial sexual exploita- tion and sex trafficking of children in the United States. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 44, 245-269. doi:10.1016/j.cppeds.2014.07.001 Hickle, K. E. & Roe-Sepowitz, D. E. (2014). Putting the pieces back together: A group intervention for sexually exploited adolescent girls. Social Work with Groups, 37(2), 99-113. doi:10.1080/01609 513.2013.823838 Martin, L., Smith, M., Rogers, J., Wallen, T., & Bois vert, R. (2011). Mothers in recovery: An occupational perspective. Occupational Therapy International, 18, 152-161. doi:10.1002/oti.318 Polaris Project. (2014). NHTRC and free hotlines: National human trafficking and resource center. Retrieved from http://www.polarispro ject.org/what-we-do/national-human-traffick ing- hotline/the-nhtrc/overview Todres, J. & Clayton, E. W. (2014). Responding to the sexual exploitation of minors. The New Eng- land ournal of Medicine, 370(14), 1282-1283. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2010). Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Healthy People 2020. Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://healthypeople.gov. /2020/topicsobjec tives2020/default.aspx U.S. Department of Justice. (2010). Effects of federal legislation on the commercial sexual exploita- tion ofchildren. Retrieved from https://www. ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/228631.pdf Zimmerman, C., Yun, K., Shvab, I., Watts, C., Trap polin, L., Treppete, M., . . . Regan, L. (2003). The health risks and consequences of traffick ing in women and adolescents: Findings from a European study. London: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. OCCUPATION: A Medium of Inquiry for Students, Faculty & Other Practitioners Advocating for Health through Occupational Studies November 2015, Volume 1, Number 1