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Our #𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 training: Peter parker, Modern Slavery Community of Practice, Survivor Leader and NHS England Mental Health Champion for Young People "𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 – 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 - 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜, 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭. I know young people disappear from the asylum system: one I lived with felt alone and afraid. He was not getting support and that pushed him to feel he was just on his own. He actually told me 'my life is so bad - I would rather be back with my exploiters than be here'. He needed to be seen as a vulnerable person, to have access to an interpreter, to a GP, to a lawyer. After he was gone, they reported him to the police as a 'lost person' - but he was a lost person before he disappeared. Many young people in the asylum system feel unable to show their injuries to anyone or to seek help because of shame and trauma. They lack people who can understand how to approach them. I am an NHS England Mental Health Champion for young people: I advocate for their well-being and to put strategies in place for support. As a survivor myself, I know about the gaps in care, and how best to support young whether they are at their workplaces or if they are students in college education, like me. Mental health services need to improve and be very accommodating for young people; they need hope to keep on living. LGBTQIA+ people find it even more difficult to access appropriate support after trafficking. They come from situations before where they were vulnerable and marginalised - before they were trafficked. Many feel stigmatised and they are often overlooked; their needs are not heard or met. They need equal access to appropriate healthcare and mental health services. They can become desperate and get lured by traffickers with the promise of a safe life. Young survivors are put into accommodation that is not safe. This creates a lack of hope for their future, negativity in their thinking and low self-esteem. Some are forced to live with criminals under the same roof, for example, people who sell drugs and bring them into the accommodation. It is demeaning and dangerous. From first-hand experience of this, I have seen how young people are an easy target for criminals and can be re-trafficked and exploited all over again. Survivors need a welcoming environment, not a hostile environment. If you give young people a chance, they flourish."

Our #𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 Training: stephane noel tchouanteu Founder and Director of Bridge Of Hope CY: “𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐲𝐩𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 '𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧'. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲; 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐭 Bridge Of Hope CY 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬. 𝐀 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭: 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞. 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 '𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐈𝐭'." With the Bridge Of Hope CY Team, stephane noel tchouanteu creates vibrant, inclusive community events and activities which platform new voices and talents, including the series of fashion shows, ‘African Fashion Talents’ at the Municipal Theatre in Nicosia. Modern Slavery Community of Practice Katerina Stephanou Step Up Stop Slavery Arnas Tamasauskas

Our #𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 Training: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞  (𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐀) Hope for Justice and Slave-Free Alliance: Alicia Rana, Survivor Consultant:  “𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞? 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧. 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐀 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞: 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬—𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞-𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥; 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲.” Kerry Brighouse, UK Programme Director: "𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 '𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲'. 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬® 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥l𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝. 𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐀𝐬® 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐀 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐀® 𝐡𝐮𝐛 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐀® 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. IMSAs® ensure that survivors can make fully informed choices about their socio/legal rights and entitlements, obtain legal representation, navigate complex legal procedures, provide documentary evidence for decision makers and access a wide range of services. IMSAs® build partnerships and work collaboratively with NGOs, housing, welfare, healthcare, legal services, police and victim navigators. IMSAs® complete obligatory training and are qualified for their role, ensuring survivors know what they can expect, wherever they are located." Accredited IMSA® training is provided by Bakhita Centre for Research on Slavery, Exploitation and Abuse. The Independent Modern Slavery Advocate® (IMSA®) accords with the NRM Handbook @𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 Modern Slavery Community of Practice Step Up Stop Slavery Ada (Anta) Braho, PhD Dr Carole A. M. Murphy

Our #𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 Training: Irene Che 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫, 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐔𝐩 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 "𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥: 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠—𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠." Irene Che works on a frontline outreach basis with survivors in Cyprus and is also a national campaigner and activist: "𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚-𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝—𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Too often, therapy is not accessible or is short-term, culturally insensitive and not sufficiently specialised for the severe trauma survivors have experienced. 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝: Months and years of living in limbo re-traumatises survivors and increases their risks of re-trafficking. Asylum interviewers should be trained to conduct trauma-informed interviews without discrimination or judgement. Access to fair appeal procedures and independent legal advice are essential, rather than the immediate pressure of forced return which can send victims to situations of re-trafficking. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Without access to vocational training and stable jobs, survivors remain vulnerable. Many survivors want to work but they face barriers such as lack of childcare, language difficulties, or non-recognition of qualifications. Governments should work together with NGOs to focus on creating sustainable livelihood pathways that give survivors financial independence and dignity. 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬: We know the methods traffickers use, the vulnerabilities that traffickers exploit and the systems that fail for survivors. Policymakers and law makers often rely on data and theory, but survivors bring reality so strategies become more relevant, humane and effective. People see real human beings beyond the statistics." When I step into spaces with survivors, they connect with me instantly. They see someone who understands without needing long explanations. This trust allows me to walk with them, encourage them, and help bridge the gap between their lived reality and the professional systems that are supposed to support them." Jane Lasonder & Irene Che promoted 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐬 (𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐬) at See: 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 for 𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐬 by OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Modern Slavery Community of Practice Katerina Stephanou Rachel Witkin Arnas Tamasauskas

Our #𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 Training:  Julie Currie, 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫, Justice and Care “𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝: '𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯.’ 𝐀𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐖𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩-𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬. Since 2018, Victim Navigators have been embedded in the UK police Modern Slavery Teams within the regional, organised crime units. So far, we have supported 747 victims of trafficking crime, resulting in 72 convictions and a collective 484 years of custodial sentences for traffickers. The national figure for victims engaging with the criminal justice process is 44%, but with the support of Victim Navigators, this figure increases to 97%. The process of initially reporting as victim of trafficking crime to police through to the trial and conviction of a trafficker, can take 3-5 years or more. It is awful to go through, especially alone. Victim Navigators have a working knowledge of how the police and judicial system operate – I'm a former Detective in the Metropolitan police myself – so we understand the objectives of the police and how they will always want to obtain evidence quickly. However, we work to ensure that the victim is at the heart of any investigation and that everything happens at a pace that they are able to manage. They need time to absorb all of the information, to ask questions and fully understand their options. It is important that all the actors in the criminal justice system understand their needs, and the purpose of our role, so communication with all parties is a core component of our work. We can help victims to access safe accommodation and meet basic needs, for example new clothes and a replacement mobile phone if they have to give these in for evidence. We are trained to provide trauma-informed support and we offer access to funded therapeutic care or counselling for victims where this is requested. We always look to a positive future for survivors, helping them to access education and training courses while they are in the judicial process. 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦. 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊" Julie Currie was speaking to Rachel Witkin at Access to Experts training in Cyprus Justice and Care Modern Slavery Community of Practice Katerina Stephanou Jane Lasonder Arnas Tamasauskas

Our #AccessToExperts Training:  𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐎𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮, 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐦, 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞 "𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲" We were honoured to have the Greek Government in attendance at the training, with 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐎𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮, presenting on ‘Supporting frontline professionals working with unaccompanied children who are victims of trafficking.'  𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐎𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮 described the National Guardianship System which has been operational in Greece since 2024 to provide guardianship and safe housing for Unaccompanied children. She also explained the Greek National Emergency Response Mechanism, which prioritises care for vulnerable groups, including unaccompanied children and co-ordinates their access to reception, healthcare and accommodation services. Tools, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines have been developed in Greece to assist guardians, lawyers and accommodation staff in identifying, monitoring and supporting child victims, including handling forced criminality and absconding cases. There is also the key development of specific tools to enhance service provision to child victims, including Standard Operating Procedures on declaring missing children to the police authorities. Modern Slavery Community of Practice; 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐔𝐩 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 ; Heracles Moskoff; Rachel Witkin;Arnas Tamasauskas; Jane Lasonder

Our #AccessToExperts Training: 𝐃𝐫. Jane Hunt, 𝐃𝐫. Eileen Walsh "𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭, GP and Medical Advisor:  “Healthcare professionals need to be able to recognise the health indicators of trafficking and manage the specific health needs of survivors. Working safely and effectively also requires informed understanding of the control mechanisms utilised by traffickers and how these impact on survivors’ ability to seek help.” 𝐃𝐫 𝐄𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐡, Clinical Psychologist: “Survivors can experience trauma-related mental health problems and significant barriers to disclosing their history. In addition to trauma, there are so many losses – time, home, community, social support, family support, culture and social status. Many survivors report that their experiences have changed their sense of their own identity, and their trust in others.” 𝐃𝐫 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭 and 𝐃𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐡 are clinical expert contributors for the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) National Referral Mechanism Handbook (2nd edition), and they work as Medico-Legal Experts on trafficking cases: “Medico-Legal reports can document patterns of ill-treatment, capture medical information that may change over time and guide on special measures and adjustments for survivors in court and other formal settings. They can also explain a person's individual therapeutic needs. 𝐀𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲." Helen Bamber Foundation, Rachel Witkin, Katerina Stephanou, Step Up Stop Slavery , Arnas Tamasauskas, Modern Slavery Community of Practice, Prof Sian Oram

Our Access to Experts Training: Jane Lasonder "𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫" "My journey was not easy… but with partnerships, and people around us, we have the courage to stand up, to work in this space and build effective solutions together. Ask us for our expertise, not for our 'story' - if you are missing our specific information or insights into trafficking, that is exactly when the gaps appear - and victims fall through those gaps. Collaborate with us ethically, pay us properly and embed us at every level. It is faster, more effective and it means that somebody's daughter or son could be spared the horrors of being trafficked." 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐔𝐩 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 , Katerina Stephanou, Rachel Witkin, Prof Sian Oram, Arnas Tamasauskas