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Support needs of male victims of human trafficking supported under the
Ministry of Justice adult victim care contract (July 2011 – November 2012):
research findings
Gayle Munro and Chloe Pritchard
The Salvation Army
June 2013
Introduction
• Aims of the research: to inform the ongoing delivery (particularly to male clients) of The Salvation Army’s contract with the Ministry of Justice to support adult victims of trafficking in England and Wales
• Timescales: findings based on the experiences of clients supported under the Ministry of Justice adult victim care contract between July 2011 and November 2012
• Methods• Ethics
Demographics
• Male victims in older age brackets
Mean age: Men = 33.5 Women = 27.7• Majority of men from A8 states• A higher proportion of men needed interpreting
services (86%)
Vulnerabilities
Most common vulnerabilities:
• Seeking/being promised a better life
• Family breakdown
• Death of parent(s)
Control Techniques
• 24% of men forced to open bank accounts with no access
• Removal of ID from 27% men
• Physical assault of 36% men (67% women)
• Restriction of movement of 38% men (53% of women)
Support requirements
• 91% men and 71% of women were destitute• Main support requirements for men:
accommodation, subsistence, employment, clothing
• 30% more women than men required counselling/ emotional support at initial assessment
• 36% men requested support finding employment (compared with 2% of women)
Support requirements
• Women required more medical/health support (including pregnancy/post-natal support)
• Alcohol use stated in 19% of men (mostly for ‘occasional use’)
Emotional needs
• Emotional needs more common amongst women
• Primary emotional need for both men and women was ‘distress’
• Depression, PTSD symptoms and thoughts of self-harm /suicide more common amongst women
Recommendations: Practice
• Welcome
• Meaningful activity
• Fostering of local connections
• Self-esteem programmes
• Family work
• Anger management training (staff)
Recommendations: Policy
• Availability of trained counsellors
• Support for clients post exit
• Demand for language services
• Further training programmes for financial sector staff in identification of potential victims