Email us
red.umbrella@changing-lives.org.uk
Our Service
Through Changing Lives: Red Umbrella, we support people involved in sex work, selling sex and/or experiencing sexual exploitation to combat instances of violence and crimes against them and bring perpetrators to justice in Merseyside.
Merseyside is the only police force in the world to treat violence against sex workers as a hate crime. With our dedicated, full-time police detective, we work in partnership to meet the needs of this group. We aim to reduce violence via education of the general public, with a focus on young people and offenders, to highlight the particular nature of this hate crime.
- Intensive one-to-one trauma-informed support
- Outreach and drop-ins across Merseyside
- Specialist ISVA support
- Referrals and support to sexual health, drug & alcohol services, housing providers, safeguarding etc
- In-reach
You can access our service via professional referral or self-referral by contacting the team, or attending one of our drop-in sessions. See below for contact information.
We support people aged 18 and over across Merseyside who are involved in sex work, selling sex or sexual exploitation.