Women’s Aid Awareness Pack Women’s Aid Deirdre Teague Helpline Manager 24 Hour Domestic Violence Helpline

Women’s Aid Quote “I feel like they’ve taken my smile away and I can never have it back”. Lithuanian woman trafficked to London Hour Domestic Violence Helpline:

Women’s Aid Stages of the Trafficking Process Rescue/ criminal evidence stage Integration, re- trafficking and reintegration stage Pre- departure stage Travel and transit stage Destination Stage Health Risks

Women’s Aid Pre-departure stage Personal history, interpersonal violence Experience with home country health services and health education and promotion Socio-economic conditions of the country

Women’s Aid Travel and transit stage High-risk, arduous travel conditions Violence, sexual abuse, threats The “initial trauma” Debt-bondage, being bought and sold Confiscation of documents Absence of information and care

Women’s Aid Destination stage Risks and Abuse Affecting: Physical health Sexual health Mental health Substance abuse and misuse Social health: isolation, exclusion Economic well-being Occupational and environmental health Access to health information and care

Women’s Aid Rescue - criminal evidence stage Absence of attention to health by all law enforcement, immigration and justice officials Absence of official health-related procedures Absence of victim-sensitive procedures Reprisals by trafficking agents resulting from contact with authorities Anxiety, trauma resulting from contact with authorities, evidence-giving or trial proceedings Unsafe, inhumane deportation and return procedures Retrafficking, retribution and trauma associated with deportation

Women’s Aid Integration, re-trafficking and reintegration stage Personal security risks Risking associated with being a refugee or returnee Practical, social, economic, cultural and linguistic barriers to care Isolation and exclusion Immediate and longer-term mental health consequences Retrafficking

Women’s Aid Importance of Partnership Working Partnership Integration Rescue/ Criminal Evidence Stage

Women’s Aid Benefits of Refuge 30 years experience Women only environment Security Highly trained and experienced staff Networks already established by the organisation Support of other women Intensive support provided

Women’s Aid Awareness Pack Women’s Aid Deirdre Teague 24 Hour Domestic Violence Helpline