A specialist project providing information, advice, support and advocacy services to adults and young people in Gwent who are currently, or are at risk of, experiencing sexual or financial exploitation.
This free and confidential service provides information, support, advice and advocacy on a range of practical and emotional issues that adults and young people identify as needs, including:
- Safety
- Sexual health
- Legal issues
- Finance/Budgeting
- Employment/Education
- Physical health issues
- Housing / Homelessness
- Accessing services
- Mental health
- Substance misuse
- Eating disorders
- Self harm
- Sexual violence
- Physical violence
- Relationship Breakdown
- Family Relationships
- Loss
- Emotional Wellbeing
- Relaxation/confidence building
The service is free and confidential and is offered via drop in, outreach and helpline support.
Sexually exploited adults and young people
The service is open to all adults and young people regardless of the venue/environment in which they are being exploited, for example:
- Street based
- Parlours/brothels
- Online
- Home based
- People who have been trafficked
- People providing telephone services
People at risk of sexual/financial exploitation
The service is open to all all adults and young people that are at risk of sexual/ financial exploitation where there is a clear indicator that risks exist, e.g.
- people in controlling relationships
- people in poor housing /homelessness situations
- people who are sanctioned under welfare reform
- people living in poverty with responsibility for children
- people with no recourse to public funds
- people with chronic substance misuse issues
- children leaving the care system
