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Blog post written by Laura Seebohm, Director of Women and Criminal Justice Services at Changing Lives, Gateshead and on the Women’s Breakout Board of Trustees What Changing Lives found out about sex work in the UK by using Peer Research When we think about sex work what images enter our head? A women leaning into … Continued

Guest blog post written by Adellah Snape, ex-service user at Anawim, Birmingham My name is Adellah Snape – I am 34 years young and the mother of four children, when I think about my life it seems as though it’s a story that I have read about or a film that I have watched, but … Continued

The member organisations of Women’s Breakout do fantastic work in providing gender specific, community based, holistic services for women who present with vulnerabilities and complex needs. They have skilled and experienced workers, they are grounded in a clear understanding of what works for women, they deliver outstanding results – and they draw in resources that … Continued

Blog post written by Laura Seebohm, Director of Women and Criminal Justice Services at Changing Lives, Gateshead and on the Women’s Breakout Board of Trustees At Changing Lives we support hundreds of women and girls who come to us for support each week. Last year we consulted as many as possible to find out how … Continued

In December 2015, Women’s Breakout was a signatory in a letter to Michael Gove that set out concerns about women involved in the criminal justice system in respect of Women’s Community Services under the Transforming Rehabilitation programme and the closure of Holloway. On 25 May 2016, the sixteen signatories were invited to meet with Caroline … Continued