National Referral Mechanism (NRM)
Definition
The UK government framework for identifying victims of modern slavery and ensuring they receive appropriate support. Healthcare workers are designated first responders who can refer to the NRM. Similar structures include the US Trafficking Victims Protection Act reauthorisation referral pathways and the EU Anti-Trafficking Directive national rapporteur systems.
Related terms
- Human trafficking
- The recruitment, transportation, harbouring, or receipt of persons by force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. Defined in the UN...
- Labour trafficking
- Compelled labour or services through force, fraud, or coercion. Sectors include agriculture, domestic work, construction, garment factories, and restaurant and hotel industries....
- PEARR tool
- A structured framework for healthcare encounters with possible trafficking victims: Provide privacy, Educate about available services, Ask questions in a trauma-informed way,...
- Sex trafficking
- Recruitment, harbouring, or obtaining a person for a commercial sex act by force, fraud, or coercion, or where the victim is a...
- Trauma bonding
- A psychological attachment formed under conditions of intermittent reinforcement (abuse alternating with care), captivity, and dependency. Creates loyalty or protective feelings toward...
Explained in
- Human Trafficking: Clinical Identification and ResponseThe UK government framework for identifying victims of modern slavery and ensuring they receive appropriate support. Healthcare workers are designated first re...