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Dr. Jeffrey Barrows
Dr. Jeffrey Barrows is the Founder of Gracehaven, a shelter for adolescent girls in central Ohio. Gracehaven seeks, through Christian love, to provide shelter and rehabilitation to girls under the age of 18 who have been victims of commercial sexual exploitation, and to raise awareness among young women about the issue of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) in order to educate and equip them so that they can avoid becoming victims themselves.
As an Obstetrician/Gynecologist on staff with the Christian Medical Association, in 2005 he was asked by the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons to research the health consequences of human trafficking. Since 2005, Dr Barrows has submitted an annual report on the health consequences of human trafficking to the Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. This research resulted in the publication of an article entitled “Human Trafficking and the Healthcare Professional” in the May 2008 issue of the Southern Medical Journal. Since December of 2005, Dr. Barrows’ work against human trafficking has also included teaching healthcare professionals to recognize potential human trafficking victims through public speaking and by producing the first online CME program regarding human trafficking specifically directed towards healthcare professionals. In 2006, he completed a consultation on the health needs of trafficking victims in Sierra Leone and Liberia for the State Department.
DOCTORS NEEDED
Doctors at War is currently assembling a team of physicians to help us provide care for victims of human trafficking.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Doctors At War is currently looking for nonmedical volunteers who are willing to offer their time and talents to help.