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Latest news in Yorkshire: March 30, 2019 09:21:05 AM
A partnership of six charities has been successful in securing £1
million to help women affected by sexual exploitation and grooming.
Working across the North East and Yorkshire, the partnership of
specialist charities making up the STAGE Project is led by Changing
Lives.
Together with GROW, A Way Out, Together Women, Basis and WomenCentre
Calderdale and Kirklees, they will provide longer-term support for 480
women in eight local areas:
North of Tyne (Operation Sanctuary), South of Tyne (Operation
Sanctuary), Huddersfield (Operation Tendersea), Rotherham (Operation
Stovewood), Leeds (Operation Applehall), Stockton (Operation Cotton),
Sheffield (Operation Linden) and Bradford.
The project is one of 10 chosen by the Department of Digital, Culture,
Media and Sport to receive the £15m proceeds from the 5% tax on tampons
and sanitary towels.
The STAGE Project will provide a range of one-to-one support, drop-ins
and specialist group work programmes, as well as specialist work in
custody. Together these will provide a therapeutic approach to help
women recover from the impact of recent and historic grooming and
exploitation. Laura Seebohm, Executive Director, Changing Lives said:
“We are delighted to have been awarded this funding to work with five
specialist women’s sector partners in towns and cities where there have
been cases of women and girls who are groomed for the purposes of sexual
exploitation.
“With the growing number of grooming cases coming to light and high
numbers of victims identified, the sexual exploitation of women, too
often targeted because of their existing vulnerabilities, is a national
issue.
“Intensive, long-term support from specialist organisations has been
identified as crucial in keeping women engaged during investigations and
prosecutions, and also in the months and years which follow as they then
start to make sense of their experiences and rebuild their lives. It has
been a huge challenge to do this work until now.
“There is no safeguarding framework at a national level to support women
who have been sexually exploited. We will share best practice and
guidance on a local and national level as we strive to ensure women are
supported to fully recover from these crimes. Our aim is to prevent
further cases like this taking place.”
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