Selected recent scholarship, journals, and conference dates on human trafficking and modern slavery
Recent peer-reviewed work on survivor recovery, service systems, regional risk, and technology-facilitated trafficking.
Published: April 2026
Journal of Human Trafficking
Survey data from U.S. providers shows emergency and transitional housing are far more available than long-term options, with funding, legal barriers, and affordability driving the biggest gaps.
Published: March 2026
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
A mixed-methods study of female survivors in Uganda found resilience grows through self-belief, family and peer support, faith, vocational training, and community connection.
Published: February 2026
Research across Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand shows disability can intensify trafficking risk through poverty, stigma, and barriers to education, information, and work.
Published: December 2025
Health Care for Women International
This scoping review of 22 publications maps how gender, migration, and structural inequality shape trafficking for sexual exploitation across North, Central, and South America.
Interviews with formerly incarcerated Black survivors show prison settings often extend trauma, while culturally competent therapy can improve trust, safety, and recovery.
Published: October 2025
This article outlines how generative AI, voice synthesis, and deepfakes can support recruitment, manipulation, and control, and argues counter-trafficking responses need to adapt faster.
Peer-reviewed journal publishing interdisciplinary research on the complexity of human trafficking patterns and solutions.
Open-access journal exploring the human rights impact of anti-trafficking interventions and critical perspectives.
Scholarly publication dedicated to research on contemporary slavery and human trafficking across disciplines.
Peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on gender-based violence including trafficking and exploitation.
March 25-26, 2026 | Virtual. A survivor-led annual convening focused on practice, policy, services, and movement-building across the anti-trafficking field.
September 23-25, 2026 | Virtual. Hosted by the University of Toledo, this event centers interdisciplinary research, policy, and field practice.
Leading institutions and networks advancing the study of human trafficking
Centre for Policy Research on trafficking and modern slavery
International association promoting criminal justice education and research
Research network on displacement, migration and human trafficking
Academic organization focused on international studies including human security
Interdisciplinary research using data science to combat human trafficking
Faculty profile documenting the University of Denver program and its work on trafficking, forced labor, and human rights.
University of Georgia research hub focused on trafficking measurement, survivor-centered interventions, and policy impact
University of Nottingham's research platform on modern slavery