Assessment tools for identifying individuals exposed to prostitution, human trafficking for sexual purposes, and sexual exploitation through the dissemination of images or videos

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Planned to be published: Quarter 2, 2026 Registration no: 2025/1092

Background

In June 2025, SBU received a government assignment to prepare support for individuals vulnerable to prostitution and related target groups (A2025/00637). According to the assignment, SBU will provide the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, with the scientific knowledge that they need in order to develop new knowledge support for professionals in social services and health care.

SBU will therefore generate a systematic map of systematic reviews that have examined assessment tools used within social services and health care to identify individuals exposed to prostitution, human trafficking for sexual purposes, or sexual exploitation through the dissemination of images/films.

This report is part of the overarching SBU project: Support for individuals vulnerable to prostitution and related target groups (SBU 2025/1092).

Aim

The purpose of this project is to map existing synthesized research (systematic reviews) on assessment tools used within health care and social services to identify individuals who are exposed to prostitution, human trafficking for sexual purposes, or sexual exploitation through the dissemination of images or videos.

The outcome of the report will be an interactive map consisting of the existing synthesized research on assessment tools that have been studied in order to identify individuals exposed to prostitution, human trafficking for sexual purposes, and sexual exploitation through the dissemination of images or videos.

Project group

Experts

  • Anna Hall, social worker, PhD in social work, University of Gothenburg
  • Carl Göran Svedin, Dr, affiliated professor of social work at Marie Cederschiöld University, Stockholm
  • Charlotta von Mentzer, Midwife,  PhD student at the University of Gothenburg

SBU

  • Johanna Andersson, project director
  • Helena Domeij, assistant project director
  • Emma Wernersson, project administrator
  • Klas Moberg, information specialist
  • Uliana Hellberg, head of unit
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