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Over 95% of street prostitutes are addicted to class ‘A’ drugs, mostly heroin and crack cocaine. Tragically, addiction can take hold at a very young age. This project will support girls and women (some as young as 15) to get clean and safely exit prostitution.

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    Situation

    Street prostitutes lead chaotic lives with many complex social issues, often they have fled abusive homes, become homeless, suffer high levels of mental health problems and abuse drugs and alcohol to survive the day-to-day horrors of their lives. Nottingham and Ealing have a high number of sex workers. We currently run this project in Nottingham. Ealing Police asked us to help increasing numbers of girls and women working there, to escape the vicious cycle of drugs and prostitution.

    Solution

    These girls and women are very cautious about whom they trust. Platform 51 has built solid relationships and draws on decades of success working holisitically with this group. Firstly we collaborate with drug centres to get girls and women through rehabilitation. Secondly, we work intensively to identify and overcome barriers to exiting prostitution. Girls and women can access courses on tenancy, parenting, maths, English and positive mental health, during and after this course.

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    Categories

  • Community Support & Development Community Support & Development
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Human Rights/Advocacy Human Rights/​Advocacy
  • Beneficiaries