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Reteaua de supravietuitori de trafic de sex isi propune „sa faca diferenta cu aceasta”

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20 decembrie 2016

Expertul ASU ajuta Phoenix sa proiecteze terapii la noua comunitate Starfish, care ofera locuinte, servicii care sa ajute la reconstructia vietii

Un profesor universitar de stat din Arizona face parte dintr-un nou program inovator de catre orasul Phoenix pentru a ajuta supravietuitorii traficului de sex sa gaseasca vieti noi.

Consiliul Local al orasului Phoenix a aprobat un plan din 14 decembrie pentru a oferi servicii de locuinta si sprijin, astfel incat victimele sa devina autosuficiente si sa-si lase trecutul abuziv.

Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, directorul Oficiului ASU pentru Cercetarea Interventiei de Trafic Sexual, va ajuta personalul orasului sa proiecteze terapii pentru cei 15 clienti care sunt acceptati in program, numit Phoenix Starfish Place. Lucreaza cu multi supravietuitori si a condus mai multe grupuri focus, intrebandu-i pe participanti de ce au nevoie cel mai mult.

Dominique Roe-Sepowitz va ajuta orasul Phoenix sa proiecteze servicii terapeutice pentru supravietuitorii traficului de sex intr-un nou program de locuire.

„Ceea ce am invatat este ca intrarea in trafic de sex este complicata, iar iesirea este la fel de complicata”, a spus Roe-Sepowitz, care este si profesor asociat la Scoala de Asistenta Sociala a ASU.

„Bataia constanta a tamburului este ca au nevoie de un loc unde sa traiasca”, a spus ea. Supravietuitorii au frecvent caziere penale, deoarece traficantii lor ii obliga, de asemenea, la jaf, la vanzare de magazine si la alte infractiuni.

„Deci clientii nostri au probleme dificile in a gasi un loc sigur pentru a trai si o comunitate stabila, in care vecinul nu este un traficant de droguri sau un proxenet.”

Numele provine dintr-o poveste motivationala populara in care un barbat vede zeci de mii de stele de mare infundate pe o plaja. Atunci cand barbatul vede un baiat mic aruncand stele individuale inapoi in mare, ii spune baiatului ca nu va face mare diferenta. Baiatul alege o stea de mare si spune: „Va face o diferenta pentru asta”.

Serviciile de la Phoenix Starfish Place vor include grupuri de sprijin si formare de competente pentru supravietuitori si copiii lor, precum si grupuri de preventie. Clientii sunt asteptati sa se mute la sfarsitul acestui an.

„Unul dintre lucrurile majore care au iesit din grupurile focus este ca stim ca aceasta este o problema intergenerationala. Copiii victimelor traficului de persoane sunt mult mai probabil sa fie ei insisi victime ale traficului de persoane, ”a spus ea.

Comunitatea, despre care Roe-Sepowitz crede ca va fi prima din tara, se va baza pe un „model de sanctuar”.

„Stim ca majoritatea clientilor nostri traficanti vin in aceasta situatie cu multe traume din copilarie, poate parinti incarcerati. Un istoric de abuz sexual este foarte raspandit si un abuz emotional ”, a spus ea. „Relatia abuziva cu traficantul este foarte traumatica.

“The sanctuary model creates an environment and a community in which everyone understands the trauma related to this, and responds with that in mind,” said Roe-Sepowitz, who has already started training employees in the city’s housing department.

“Everyone involved will have an understanding of what trafficking is so they can serve these clients with dignity and respect.”

Gathering data

The average age of entry into sex trafficking is 14, according to ASU’s Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research. Many of the young people have a history of running away or drug abuse and may be lured by older “boyfriends,” who begin by offering affection and support before forcing victims into prostitution.

In Arizona, the law-enforcement and justice systems began changing their response to trafficking over the past decade, viewing young prostitutes as victims of traffickers rather than criminals. In 2013, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton created the Human Trafficking Task Force, charged with increasing both prevention and services. In 2014, the state beefed up penalties for traffickers and johns and helped to protect minors from criminalization.

The Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research was launched in ASU’s School of Social Work in 2013. Since then, the center has produced several research projects, including a paper released this month revealing the results of a three-year survey of 199 homeless young adults in Arizona that found that a third reporting being sex trafficked.

The office also explored the before- and after-effects of the 2015 Super Bowl in Glendale on sex trafficking in Phoenix. Their study found that the event itself does not necessarily increase sex trafficking, but that “traffickers will bring their victims wherever there is demand and money.”

In 2014, Roe-Sepowitz was part of a teamRoe-Sepowitz was awarded the funding, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children, Youth and Families, along with Judy Krysik, an associate professor and the director of the Center for Child Well-being in the School of Social Work. The project is a collaboration among the Office for Sex Trafficking Research Intervention, the ASU Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy and the Arizona Department of Child Safety. that won a $1.24 million grant to help identify young trafficking victims in Arizona and to train child-welfare professionals to improve outcomes.

Cathy Bauer, the diversion program manager at Catholic Charities Community Services, said she has seen attitudes in the city “change 180 degrees” over the past decade. She runs the Dignity program, which allows clients to have misdemeanor prostitution charges dismissed upon completion. But she said that housing for women with children has been the missing link.

“A lot of times people can take a step up to that program that will take them to the next level in life, but if they can’t take their children, they can’t go,” said Bauer, who will be able to refer clients to the Starfish program. “To get a place like Starfish with safe, adequate housing with services is phenomenal.”

Roe-Sepowitz said her work on Phoenix Starfish Place will involve ASU students, including the 10 undergraduate and graduate students currently working in the Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research.

“We’ll be evaluating the housing program and getting feedback on their quality of life, quality of safety, quality of community,” she said.

“It’s a really unique opportunity to collect data for students, and I hope it will support honors theses and graduate theses and maybe some dissertations.”

Reteaua de supravietuitori de trafic de sex isi propune „sa faca diferenta cu aceasta”

Expertul ASU ajuta Phoenix sa proiecteze terapii la noua comunitate Starfish, care ofera locuinte, servicii care sa ajute la reconstructia vietii

Gathering data

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