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Prostitution- It won’t go away
Written by Brian TobinThe opportunity to explore ‘better’ ways of managing the street sex industry and the associated distresses in Ipswich arose due to the events in the latter part of 2006. If something positive was to come out of such a tragic turn of events then the need to discover what can be done to improve the situation of those that participate in such a desperate and dangerous activity was imperative. However, we have to acknowledge that prior to the events that occurred in late 2006 the services available for individuals involved in street prostitution fell short of providing adequate support in many areas, specifically the ability to offer effective and safe routes out of this activity.
Written on Thursday, 26 January 2012 18:50 in Brian's BlogTags: prostitution sex industryBe the first to comment! Read 6 times Read more...
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Iceni successful bid for government transitional funding
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We recently received the wonderful news that our bid to the government's transitional fund was successful. However, without the support locally from so many Iceni would not be in such a position to move forward with renewed optimism. This money coupled with the pledges of support and the generous donations from all sectors of Ipswich and Suffolk will give us some breathing space to explore other routes of funding that can assist in becoming a more sustainability organisation. It is now up to us to do our bit and ensure this support creates a long lasting resource for the people and communities who need our support. Our aim is to build a revenue base for the future from different sources and we are commencing this task immediately.
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Our experience of working with families in a drug treatment setting raised significant issues of accessibility and stigma. The second major challenge was around involving families in appropriate treatment environments. Family based drugs services normally offer couple counselling or a group activity, whilst useful in their own right they are interventions rather than a service and rarely take into consideration the concept of the family as a “whole”.
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