PE:ER Project

Eaves and London South Bank University have been funded by the Big Lottery Fund to undertake a joint two-year research project to assess the effectiveness of different interventions designed to support women who want to leave prostitution, including those working on-street, off-street and those trafficked into prostitution. This research study, which commenced in June 2009, aims to:

Explore the nature, scope and efficacy of existing approaches to exiting prostitution;
Expand the evidence base of effective interventions in order to benefit women seeking to leave prostitution by improving professional, political and social understanding of the experiences, needs and expectations of women involved in prostitution; and
Develop an effective working protocol for practitioners to assist women involved in prostitution to exit in order to promote a sustainable, nationwide framework of good practice.

The project takes an innovative approach to the complex field of studying prostitution issues, by fusing the research and development processes. Women involved in prostitution who seek to exit will be enabled to access appropriate support services and pursue positive personal outcomes, including the capacity to engage with safe and sustainable routes out of prostitution. Support services will be evaluated using research participants’ feedback (inter alia) and refined accordingly.

If you are a professional working with women involved in prostitution and would like to take part in this research, please contact Laura Brown to discuss: laura.brown@eaveshousing.co.uk.

If you are currently receiving support to exit prostitution in England and would like to take part in this research, please contact Lisa Reynolds to discuss: lisa.reynolds@eaveshousing.co.uk.

For further information and general queries about The PE:ER Project, please contact Shannon Harvey: laura.brown @eaveshousing.co.uk.

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Lilith Research & Development’s Exiting Prostitution Development Officer investigates the causes and consequences of prostitution, conducts primary research, assesses local and global policy and practice on prostitution, promotes exit strategies for women involved in prostitution, lobbies in favour of tackling demand and develops prevention programmes to tackle demand for prostitution.

The Scarlet Centre’s LEA Project (London Exiting Action Project) provides advice and assistance to women residing in London who are involved in prostitution. This service includes information and signposting; training to provide women with the skills, knowledge and confidence to exit prostitution; access to specialist counselling; the Freedom Programme (empowering women to improve the quality of their lives through an understanding of violence and abuse); support to access a range of opportunities including education, volunteering, training, mentoring and employment; advice regarding welfare, legal and housing rights; and advice for other agencies working with women involved in prostitution on exiting strategies.