Bridging gaps: peer recommendations for better services

Susie Balderston; Alessandra Lanti; Samuel Thomson; Jessica Hyer Griffin; Cherida Fraser; Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill; Teela Sanders

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-77715-8_7

Bridging gaps: peer recommendations for better services

Susie Balderston, Alessandra Lanti, Samuel Thomson, Jessica Hyer Griffin, Cherida Fraser, Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill, Teela Sanders^*

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In this chapter, we present recommendations for change written by the project's peer researchers, based on their findings from the study. During qualitative interviews, the peers discussed with sex workers how services should change and what actions could be taken to bring about this change. The peer researchers then discussed potential changes in action learning sets, a problem-solving process explained in detail in Chapter 9. Their personal experiences as sex workers and/or practitioners in the field gave them a deep understanding of the challenges that sex workers face. Their analysis followed an action research approach and aligned with the trauma-informed design of the project.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Voicing Consent
Subtitle of host publication	Sex Workers, Sexual Violation and Legal Consciousness in Cross-National Contexts
Editors	Teela Sanders, Jane Scoular, Barbara G. Brents, Susie Balderston, Gillian Abel
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Chapter	7
Pages	177-190
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031777158
ISBN (Print)	9783031777141, 9783031777172
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77715-8_7
Publication status	Published - 8 Feb 2025

Keywords

human rights
rape
consent
safe sex
social policy
stigma
regulating sex work
sexual assault
harrassment
whorephobia
victimology
public health
decriminalisation of sex work

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Voicing Consent: Sex Workers, Sexual Violation and Legal Consciousness in Cross-National Contexts
Sanders, T. (Editor), Scoular, J. (Editor), Brents, B. G. (Editor), Balderston, S. (Editor) & Abel, G. (Editor), 8 Feb 2025, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 270 p.
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Balderston, S., Lanti, A., Thomson, S., Hyer Griffin, J., Fraser, C., Ní Dhónaill, C., & Sanders, T. (2025). Bridging gaps: peer recommendations for better services. In T. Sanders, J. Scoular, B. G. Brents, S. Balderston, & G. Abel (Eds.), Voicing Consent: Sex Workers, Sexual Violation and Legal Consciousness in Cross-National Contexts (pp. 177-190). Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77715-8_7

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Balderston S, Lanti A, Thomson S, Hyer Griffin J, Fraser C, Ní Dhónaill C et al. Bridging gaps: peer recommendations for better services. In Sanders T, Scoular J, Brents BG, Balderston S, Abel G, editors, Voicing Consent: Sex Workers, Sexual Violation and Legal Consciousness in Cross-National Contexts. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2025. p. 177-190 Epub 2025 Feb 7. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-77715-8_7