If you or someone you know engages in sex work and would like to receive further information or support, there are a number of support services available.
Internal:
- Report + Support: Students and staff can disclose how they have been affected by sex work using the University’s Report + Support system. You can choose to do this anonymously, request support from an advisor or make a referral for someone else. If you choose to talk to an advisor, they will be able to talk through the reporting options and support available to you, in confidence.
- Student Wellbeing Services: From confidential one-to-one counselling to motivational and self-development group workshops, the Student Wellbeing Service is here to help and support you.
- Spectrum.Life – our Student Assistance Programme: SAP is a confidential in the moment support service that provides support to university students. The SAP service is available 24/7, 365 days a year covering numerous topics such as: Stress, Anxiety, Low mood, Financial worries, Loss & Grief, Relationship problems, Substance abuse issues and much more. You can access through a confidential, freephone telephone line, an online chat function through the platform or by requesting a call back.
- Students' Union: The Greenwich Students' Union (GSU) is independent from the above support services within the university. If you wish to speak to an advisor about an issue related to hate incident/crime, please contact the GSU Advice Team.
External:
- National Ugly Mugs (NUM) – A national safety and reporting organisation which provides greater access to justice and protection for sex workers. Sex workers can submit reports about dangerous clients which are sent to other sex workers and front-line support projects in the UK.
- SWARM – A sex worker led collective based in the UK which campaigns for the rights and safety of all sex workers.
- SAAFE (Support and Advice for Escorts) – A collective of independent escorts who offer a range of advice, guidance and support on all aspects of the paid sex industry.
- Pineapple Support Society – A free support and therapy service for people working in the online adult industry.
- Revenge Porn Helpline – A service supporting adults who are experiencing intimate image abuse, also known as revenge porn.
- Open Doors – A free and confidential advice service in East London for people working in the sex industry.
- Clinic S – A free and confidential service for women, men, trans and gender non-binary individuals, working in the sex or adult entertainment industry.
- United Voices of the World – A union which works with strippers and sex workers to lobby for better working conditions and worker status.
- Spires Streetlink: Streelink runs outreach across south London prioritising safety, clothing, advice and connections to support for women engaged in street-based sex work.
- Our Room: A UK-wide support organisation (based in London) focused on male, trans and non-binary sex workers, offering confidential listening support, practical safety advice, safety planning, personal alarms and referral help for violence, legal, and health needs.
- SASH London: Free, non-judgemental service offering tailored support that includes sexual health advice, STI testing, counselling, peer support, coaching and wellbeing work — including dedicated support for people working in the sex or adult industry. They help with safer working, rights, boundaries and emotional wellbeing.
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