Benefits Trafficking: human trafficking of older adults and adults with disabilities.

WHAT IT FOUND

This paper describes a crime called Benefits Trafficking, where vulnerable adults are housed in unlicensed homes so their government benefits can be stolen.

It reports legal definitions and arrest statistics but contains no clinical findings or treatment results for therapists to act on.

What this paper is

This is a narrative review and policy commentary describing the crime of 'Benefits Trafficking' against older adults and disabled adults in Georgia. It outlines legal definitions, prevalence statistics, and systemic gaps in care and law enforcement. It reports no clinical trials, patient outcomes, or therapeutic interventions, so there are no findings here to change your clinical practice.

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