Solh Wellness

  There are over 3.3 million victims of sex trafficking worldwide, the majority of whom are women, and it is a grave concern. It's estimated that more over a million of them are kids. Due to the unlawful nature of the activity, it is difficult to gather precise data, which results in low data quality. There is no denying the link between sex trafficking and mental health problems. We can better comprehend the severity of the harm and develop effective recovery strategies by investigating why this connection arises. Factors affecting Mental Health of Human Trafficking Victims : Biological factors: Due to sexual exploitation, sex trafficking victims—especially young people—experience severe psychological stress, which causes noticeable neurochemical and structural alterations in the brain.  Extreme stress may cause changes in gene activity in the hypothalamus and other regions of the brain. Changes in the production of important stress-related hormones, such as pro-opiomelanocortin,