Child Domestic Servitude and Haitian Girls’ Mental Health
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Published online on January 02, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Ahead of Print.
Many Haitian parents in poverty send their children to more-resourced homes to become child domestic servants, known asRestaveks, in the hopes of their child securing a better quality of life. Contrary to these goals,Restavekyouth show worse physical, ...
Many Haitian parents in poverty send their children to more-resourced homes to become child domestic servants, known asRestaveks, in the hopes of their child securing a better quality of life. Contrary to these goals,Restavekyouth show worse physical, ...