- Try to stay calm
- If you shout for help then give clear instructions e.g. “Help, I’m being attacked”
- If someone demands your money or bag or phone decide what the risk to you is if you say no.
- If you think you are being followed make for a busy, well lit area or public place e.g. police station, pub, garage, shop. Do not head for home. It is safer to stay in a public place.
- It is OK to make lots of noise and attract attention to yourself from other passers by, doing this could save your life.
- Consider phoning your local outreach service to report any Ugly Mug.
- Try to leave a small personal object at the scene of an attack. You can then identify this later if you report the incident to police
- Don’t be embarrassed to run away from a customer with no or few clothes on if you need to get urgently to a place of safety.
- If you have been attacked, robbed, raped or sexually assaulted your attacker may have left finger prints or DNA. Keep all objects that the attacker has touched and place them in a clean plastic bag. Contact Open Doors so that we can discuss what to do next.
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Open Doors is part of Homerton University Hospital Community Sexual Health Services
Open Doors are a free and confidential service in East London for people working in the sex industry.
To access the Open Doors Sexual Health clinic for sex workers Please call 07984 401 346 to schedule an appointment.
You can also call the Homerton Clifden Sexual Health clinic reception on 0207 683 4103. Telephone assesments and appointments only
If you would like to talk to a member of the Open Doors team for any other support needs please call 07852 918 404 / 07971 795 203
If you are a sex worker and need further information call 07852 918 404 / 07971 795 203