If you or your family are in immediate danger, or if you have sustained physical injuries, call the police and emergency services on You may have been forced or coerced to have sex for money by your boyfriend or a man who says he loves you.
You may have experienced childhood abuse and find it difficult to cope with life. Drugs or alcohol may help you get through the night but you feel trapped in a cycle of sex work and addiction. Or perhaps you just feel that sex working is the only option you have. Prostitution, which is also called sex work, is the exchange of sexual services for money. Prostitution itself is not a crime but the following activities are crimes in the UK:.
If this is happening to you, there are things you can do to help keep yourself safe. Click here to find out how. One25 reaches out to women trapped in street sex work, supporting them to break free and build new lives away from violence, poverty and addiction. The aim of the service provided at The Bridge is to empower and support victims of rape and sexual assault.
If you are a victim of rape or sexual assault our specialist workers can inform you of your options and assist you in making your own decisions about your care. Offers a specialist free counselling and psychotherapy service to women, men and children who have experienced the trauma of sexual abuse or rape at any time in their life. A free confidential support service for women and girls who have experienced any form of sexual violence or intimidation at any time in their lives.
Including rape, sexual assault, childhood abuse, coercion or stalking. Womankind provides a confidential and professional counselling and helpline service for women who have been sexually abused or raped. My caseworker has helped me to get my daughter back from care, helped me learn to read and write, helped me with getting a safe place to live and managing normal day to day things that I could not before.
