Transcript Street Violence (exchange/ Survival sex)

Street Violence (exchange/
Survival sex)
Street Violence (exchange/ Survival sex)
 Jeff Johnson, MSW
 Co- Facilitated by Doreen
 1a.- Survival sex was defined as having
ever traded sex for money, gifts, drugs,
shelter, or other needs
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28% of street youths and 10% of youths have
reported having participated in survival sex,
which was associated with age, days away from
home, victimization, criminal behaviors,
substance use, suicide attempts, sexually
transmitted disease, and pregnancy.
Unprotected sexual Activities were common.
 15% to 20% who had exchanged sex reported
they had ever been told they have HIV or
another sexually transmitted infection (STI).
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Overall, 32.3% of women, 27.1% of men,
and 38.1% of transgendered persons
reported a history of either sexual or
physical assault in the previous year;
9.4% of women, 1.4% of men, and
11.9% of transgendered persons reported
sexual assault, and 30.6% of women,
26.6% of men, and 33.3% of
transgendered persons reported physical
assault
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In a recent survey the population
surveyed engaged in sex drug exchange
or survival sex. (78% currently needing
housing and shelter; 84% had been
homeless, and 75% using illegal
substances.
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Seventy percent of the youths were
sexually active, average of 11.7 sexual
partners ( past 30 days).
Violence
80%
 43%
 66%
 78%
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had
had
had
had
been
been
been
been
physically assaulted
attacked by clients
raped
threatened with a weapon
Needs Assessment/ Services
78%
 50%
 73%
 67%
 50%
 50%
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wanted “a home or a safe place”
wanted peer counseling
wanted job training
asked for drug and alcohol treatment
wanted self- defense training
reported serious health problems
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Youth are becoming for the first time at a
younger age, at an average age of 13 and
14 years of age. “Out of home
placements” 41% reporting previous
placements in correctional facilities, 13%
reporting previous placements in
treatment facilities for chemical or alcohol
dependency; a quarter of al homeless
youth report that they have engaged in
survival sex to meet their basic needs.
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StreetWorks Collaborative employs a team
of 30 outreach workers to meet the
immediate needs of homeless and
runaway youth by providing food and
other basic necessities, and to connect
youth with housing and services which
they might not other wise access.
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Many street youths use drugs”to deal with
the emotional pain of being sexually
victimized at home and, once on the
streets, by four to 10 customers’ a day,”
Estes said.
More than 70% of the women said they sought
treatment because of their concern for children.
29% of the women reported that they needed
childcare in order to participate in treatment.
98% of the women subjects and experts
selected services for children as a critical
component for addiction services.
 Major motivation for women to seek drug
treatment was concern for themselves (79%)
and concern for children (72%). Both Groups
occurred that family and child therapy were
important counseling modalities.
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Education and training needs
 Parent training 81%
 Vocational 73%
 GED 60%
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Counseling modalities
 Family and child counseling 73%
 Individual counseling 67%
 Women groups 56%
 Group Therapy 42%
 Polydrug treatment 36%
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Barriers to treatment
 Lack of access 71%
 Lack of childcare 59%
 Type of program 51%
 Emotional state 39%
 Negative pressure from Friends, Family
31%
 Fear of loosing child 29%
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Insensitive supervision and coordinated
term efforts correctional interventions
need to focus not only on individual level
factors but also social context that gave
rise to their problem behaviors in the first
place.