"A rapid review of evidence on exiting support of street-based sex work in the UK and some other countries" by Eve Wang
Street-based female sex workers often have one or more of these complex needs: substance and alcohol use, homelessness, and mental health issues. Their involvement in the sex industry, as well as their connections to the wider social and economic environments and networks of people that are part of the sex industry, can put them at risk of harm, violence and exploitation. These problems, which are connected to their own personal situation as well as outside factors, make it hard for them to get the healthcare and support they need.
In Coventry, Jane Craig is the Health Protection Manager at Coventry City Council. Jane and the director of Turnaround West Midlands, are working on programmes to help people leave sex work and improve their health and welfare. They have asked the Coventry HDRC to do a rapid scoping review about the current evidence on effective ways to exit the sex industry in the UK and around the world. Eve Wang, Research Assistant with the Coventry HDRC, conducted this review. It will help Jane and her collaborators to improve and find new solutions for the development of existing programme designs in Coventry.