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Psychologically Informed Environments

The GAP Project provides critical support for women aged 18+ facing sexual exploitation, homelessness, and other challenges in Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. Our organisation uses psychologically informed environments to create safe, welcoming spaces where women can access assertive outreach services, group support, and health improvements. Our trained staff, including psychotherapists, utilize Dialectical Behavior Therapy and peer-led initiatives to help clients increase lifestyle choices, reduce risks, and enhance mental well-being. Together, we aim to create lasting community change.

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Psychologically Informed Environments

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  1. Psychologically Informed Environments Changing Lives For Women

  2. Organisational Activity Buildings Community Culture

  3. Intelligent by Designinspiring, intuitive & safe Residential design • respectful • welcoming • supportive • non-institutional • safe • secure • private Places of Change Development

  4. Impact

  5. Community and Culture • Community Standard • Asset available to the service users & local community • Reducing stigmatisation • User led • Driven by staff – 30% former Clients Places of Change Development

  6. The Project Overview of the GAP Project: Sexual exploitation and victims of trafficking Escort industry Adult women (18+) Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead Support around 45/50 women at any one time Assertive outreach service and group support Primary aims of the GAP Project: To help increase lifestyle choices Encourage exiting sex work strategies Reduce any risks of harm and exposure to sexual exploitation Improve health and wellbeing Improve mental health

  7. Client Group & Need- Evidenced trough PEER Research • Chronic Exclusion Factors- disengaged from services • Homelessness • Involvement in the Criminal Justice System • “Survival” Sex Work and Escorting • Drug and Alcohol Addictions • Presenting with Borderline Personality Disorder Traits • Depression and Anxiety • Violence and Sexual Violence • Childhood Trauma

  8. Staff Training and Support Psychotherapist Clinical Consultancy DBT Personality Disorder Training-Language and skills Regional Collaboration

  9. Regional Learning Day North East Sex Work Forum

  10. Interventions Long-term Intensive Outreach Support and drop-ins. Focus on Relationships and positive Experiences Interventions Leading to DBT Skills Training Group- Fits with recovery model

  11. Therapeutic Relationship Building, Environments and Experiences

  12. DBT- Dialectical Behaviour Training Therapy To learn new skills in changing difficult patterns of behaviour in life which cause distress”

  13. Outline of the Programme Distress tolerance – 6 weeks Mindfulness – 2 weeks Emotion regulation – 6 weeks Mindfulness – 2 weeks Interpersonal skills – 6 weeks Mindfulness 2 weeks Some people will then repeat the course – people learn different skills as they go

  14. Specific goals: Learn skilful behaviour to replace problem behaviour

  15. Outcome Recording Client Journey- Distance Travelled Outcome Star Types of Outcomes Recorded Drug and Alcohol Treatment Sexual Health Appointments Money Management Sexual Exploitation Vulnerabilities Engaged with other services Housing

  16. GAP Project Journey

  17. Outcome Star

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