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Sur­vivors of forced crim­i­nal­i­ty face unique chal­lenges that require spe­cialised care. Unlike oth­er traf­fick­ing sur­vivors, those coerced into crim­i­nal activ­i­ties often grap­ple with a dual identity—seen by soci­ety as both vic­tims and per­pe­tra­tors. This com­plex psy­cho­log­i­cal bur­den makes it par­tic­u­lar­ly dif­fi­cult for them to view them­selves as sur­vivors deserv­ing of help. It also ampli­fies the trau­ma they car­ry, root­ed not just in the exploita­tion they endured but also in the actions they were forced to take.

Sur­vivors of forced crim­i­nal­i­ty face unique chal­lenges that require spe­cialised care. Unlike oth­er traf­fick­ing sur­vivors, those coerced into crim­i­nal activ­i­ties often grap­ple with a dual identity—seen by soci­ety as both vic­tims and per­pe­tra­tors. This com­plex psy­cho­log­i­cal bur­den makes it par­tic­u­lar­ly dif­fi­cult for them to view them­selves as sur­vivors deserv­ing of help. It also ampli­fies the trau­ma they car­ry, root­ed not just in the exploita­tion they endured but also in the actions they were forced to take.