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HSE WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICE
Baggot Street Clinic19 Haddington Road01 6699515
Clinic times:Tuesday 2-4pmWednesday 2-4pmThursday 8-10.30pm
No Appointment necessary
HSE statutory service with two areas of work:
Providing Sexual Health and Outreach services for women in all areas of prostitution.
Care planning for Victims of Trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation and also forced criminal activity.
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WOMENS HEALTH SERVICES
Drop in Sexual Health
clinic
Outreach to Streets/
apartments
Key workClient support
Anti Human trafficking Team
Key Areas of Work Women’s Health Service
HSE
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RELEVANCE OF WHS IN COUNTER TRAFFICKING MEASURES
Women in the sex industry come for medical services at some point
Information on range of experiences by all women irrespective of entry into sex industry, trafficked , controlled and pimped or not, national and non national
Access to women who often have no contact with other services
VOT can take time to disclose information so offering support and building trust crucially important
Operating non-judgemental open service, no pressure
May have agreed to work in prostitution but then become VOT, time to pick up on exploitation 4
WHY ATTEND?
EVICTION
INFECTION
CRISISPREGNANCY
VIOLENTASSAULT
friend
advice
exit
Free contraception
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PROFILE OF CLIENTS ATTENDING CLINIC
Total Attendees 268 New 115
New internationals 105 Nationalities Irish 20
U.K. 8 International 240 Opiate dependant 14 Place of Work Indoor 254
Outdoors 14 6
42 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Brazil 99 Ireland
UK208
Romania 48
Dominican RepColumbiaArgentinaVenezuelaSouth America
44221
SpainPortugalFranceItalyGermanyGreece
1243311
HungaryPolandSlovakiaRussiaCzech RepCroatiaLatvia Bulgaria
96321111
NigeriaSouth AfricaCameroonMalawiCongoUganda
1032211
GhanaKenyaBeninTanzania
1111
China 2
CanadaMexico
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PilipinoThailand
21
VietnamIndia
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WHY WOMEN RELUCTANT TO REPORT OR PRESENT TO SERVICES Fear of prosecution (self incrimination) Fear of persecution from attackers Constant risk of violence (physical/sexual
assault) from trafficker or ‘punters’ Implications of disclosure e.g. statements,
visibility of their ‘life’ Length of time for judicial process/poor
outcomes in court cases Loss of personal items, phones, computer, money (evidence) Perception (real/unreal) that there is no way
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WHY PARTNERSHIP/ REFER TO WHS?
Encourage women to report minor or more serious
Best practice
Build’s confidence in Garda
Promote/normalise contact with the Garda,
Intelligence gathering
DominoEffectpeer
Previous resultsResource
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NATIONAL REFERRAL MECHANISM
INDICATOR QUESTIONS WE USE IN ASSESSMENT Are you under pressure? Is it possible for you to leave prostitution? Do you owe anybody money? Do you sleep in same place where men come for
sex? Has anyone threatened you or your family? Are you free to come and go? (isolated)
Are you frightened of anybody or anything Can we help you? – now or in the future
(based on WHO guidelines)11
