We work with indoor and independent sex workers as well as street sex workers …. Assertive Outreach Outreach work forms the core of Streetlink provision, with the project staff and volunteers making contact and engaging with sex workers up to three nights per week. Outreach usually acts as the first point of contact.
The women are offered information, advice, support, and are signposted to a relevant agency i. It is also where the sex workers trust in the Streetlink staff usually begins to develop. It is where the sex workers can access more intensive support through one to one support and action planning. Streetlink currently facilitate one evening surgery for street sex workers and one for independent and indoor sex workers offering sexual health testing and a peer support session for those moving on from sex work.
Intensive support This addresses the needs of the women who are in the long and often complex routes out of sex work. This is achieved through personal action planning facilitated by Streetlink staff. The women are offered support both practically and emotionally.
This service is supported by the Public Health Condom distribution scheme. The aim of this service is to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections etc.
These premises offer the women we work with the opportunity to access partner agencies such as probation, substance misuse and mental health services etc. The meeting give local community members the opportunity to express their concerns about how sex work impacts on their lives and their community.
