Effect of police enforcement and extreme social inequalities on violence and mental health among women who sell sex: findings from a cohort study in London, UK

Conclusions
Violence, anxiety/depression are linked to poverty, unstable housing and police enforcement. We need to modify laws to allow sex workers to work safely and increase availability of housing and mental health services.

Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - July 25, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Elmes, J., Stuart, R., Grenfell, P., Walker, J., Hill, K., Hernandez, P., Henham, C., Rutsito, S., Sarker, M., Creighton, S., Browne, C., Boily, M.-C., Vickerman, P., Platt, L. Tags: Open access, Editor's choice Epidemiology Source Type: research