{"id":12498,"date":"2022-07-04T11:51:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T11:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/?p=12498"},"modified":"2022-12-13T09:37:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T09:37:09","slug":"helpline-day-in-the-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/helpline-day-in-the-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A day in the life of the Helpline"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12498\" class=\"elementor elementor-12498\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcfd76f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcfd76f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;474d478&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_laptop&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_widescreen&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_laptop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_widescreen&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_laptop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_widescreen&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_laptop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b181c29\" data-id=\"b181c29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b0db7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68b0db7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>8 am<\/strong> <br \/>Helpline Advisers receive their handover from the night shift.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p><strong>8:15 am<\/strong><br \/>Straight into the day\u2019s first new case. A short message, just four lines, submitted via our website with vital information on a case of sexual exploitation. It\u2019s from someone who had responded to an advert on a website known to be used by escorts and traffickers.<\/p><p>When the contact got to the meeting place, the woman who greeted him wasn\u2019t the one he\u2019d spoken to. The woman at the rendezvous was distressed and showed signs of physical abuse. She cried and begged him not to say anything in case she was made to \u201cpay for messing up\u201d. The contact paid someone else who was there, and left.<\/p><p>Our Helpline Adviser logs the information and drafts a referral to Greater Manchester Police and the Metropolitan Police, flagging it as a potential case of trafficking for sexual exploitation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c8bb2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c8bb2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f427967\" data-id=\"f427967\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6758c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc6758c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/adult-services-1023-X-696.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12517\" alt=\"A man stands next to a sign for adult services making a phonecall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/adult-services-1023-X-696.png 1023w, https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/adult-services-1023-X-696-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/adult-services-1023-X-696-768x523.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b5bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14b5bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>8:55 am<\/strong><br \/>A second email, this time a follow-up from someone worried about a domestic worker across the street who never seems to leave the house. Our Adviser passes on intel to the local police.<\/p><p>Then it\u2019s time to check shared lists of high-priority tasks that need following up today.<\/p><p><strong><br \/>9:15am<\/strong><br \/>Other Helpline team members have begun to arrive.<\/p><p>One starts to work through more emails and contact forms that have come in via the website.<\/p><p>Another calls a local authority housing officer who had met with a potential victim the previous day. The adviser wants to check whether the housing officer has any questions or needs further information, and to remind them of their statutory duty to notify the Home Office if they suspect someone is a victim of modern slavery.<\/p><p>Meanwhile, a senior adviser begins a daily case review. There\u2019s a strict time-frame for reviewing new cases to make sure we\u2019re dealing with them quickly and appropriately.<\/p><p><strong><br \/>9:40 am<\/strong><br \/>Some quick calls come in. An anti-slavery professional wants a batch of information leaflets.<\/p><p><strong><br \/>10:25am<\/strong> <br \/>An adviser is deep in conversation with an individual who is struggling with loneliness and feelings of abandonment. It\u2019s a tricky situation demanding active listening skills and presence of mind to offer support while working out where to refer the caller for further help.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65868e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b65868e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/abandonment_1023-X-696.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12502\" alt=\"woman looking out of the window looking distressed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/abandonment_1023-X-696.png 1023w, https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/abandonment_1023-X-696-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/abandonment_1023-X-696-768x523.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b548a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b548a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On another line a caller is simply repeating the word \u201cPolska\u201d. The line is breaking up and the caller sounds distressed. An adviser dials in a Polish interpreter and tries to establish whether there\u2019s a case of exploitation going on. Together they work through a risk assessment and signpost the caller to asylum and support services who cater for non-English speakers.<\/p><p><strong><br \/>11:40 am<\/strong><br \/>More incoming. First, from a solicitor who suspects her client is a victim of criminal exploitation: he\u2019s being forced to grow cannabis in a flat where he\u2019s locked in.<\/p><p>The adviser explains the statutory defence, whereby individuals who identify as victims of exploitation can claim this defence for acts they were forced or coerced to commit as part of their exploitation.<\/p><p>She suggest first responders already aware of the situation might help make an application to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), the government\u2019s framework for identifying and supporting potential victims of modern slavery.<\/p><p>After the call the Adviser writes up a note and sends the solicitor more information about the NRM and links to relevant sections of the Modern Slavery Act.<\/p><p><strong><br \/>11:55 am<\/strong><br \/>Now a mother calls in, worried about her daughter \u2013 a victim of domestic violence. It doesn\u2019t fit the profile of a modern slavery situation. The Adviser talks the caller through steps her daughter can take to stay safer within the high-risk situation, and offers information about shelters and organisations that specialise in supporting victims of domestic violence.<\/p><p>Another Adviser is speaking with someone who\u2019s been referred into the NRM but isn\u2019t receiving any support. Getting to the bottom of where things are breaking down will help us decide what to do next, and which other agencies need to be contacted.<\/p><p><strong><br \/>12 pm<\/strong> <br \/>An Adviser is following up cases previously referred to the police. One force gets back with the good news that a referral has led to the arrest of two individuals and safeguarding of a female victim. The Adviser quickly shares this news with her teammates. Positive news and outcomes from partners keep the team motivated as we face multiple reports of traumatic situations each shift.<\/p><p><strong><br \/>1:45 pm<\/strong><br \/>Offline, an Adviser dedicates two hours to reviewing cases, reading notes of phone calls and checking that every scrap of information has been logged correctly \u2013 type of exploitation, demographics of potential victims and potential exploiters, locations and what sectors are involved, how victims are recruited and controlled, types of callers, types of support needs, and more.<\/p><p>Accurate data is vital to the quality of the service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e797b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6e797b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/helpline-team-meeting-1023-X-696.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12503\" alt=\"helpline advisors run through diffcullt cases\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/helpline-team-meeting-1023-X-696.png 1023w, https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/helpline-team-meeting-1023-X-696-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unseenuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/helpline-team-meeting-1023-X-696-768x523.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46dde6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46dde6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3:30 pm<\/strong><\/p><p>The full Helpline team gathers for a 30-minute daily meeting to run through difficult cases, updates and any changes in the sector that will affect our work.<\/p><p><strong><br \/>4:15 pm<\/strong><\/p><p>Back on the Helpline there\u2019s another urgent call. An individual known to be in forced labour is ready to work with police. He\u2019s just escaped his situation and wants safeguarding and assistance before his potential exploiter finds him.<\/p><p>Our Adviser tells the caller to hang up and dial 999 if it\u2019s an emergency, and then call the Helpline straight back. With the first Adviser helping the caller to stay calm and make safe decisions, another directs police to the location and talks them through what\u2019s happened.<\/p><p>With the situation under control, the Adviser immediately writes a referral to the police force involved, so that the caller can get protection and support as soon as possible.<\/p><p><strong><br \/>7:35 pm<\/strong> <br \/>The phones ring late into the evening. One adviser has been on the line for over an hour, comforting a caller who is having difficulty talking about their situation. Slowly and painstakingly the adviser is able to piece together a history of exploitation.<\/p><p><strong><br \/>10:40 pm<\/strong><br \/>The late shift takes a call about a group of teenagers seen begging at night, and who appear cold and hungry. The adviser notifies the on-call Helpline Manager and makes a quick referral to the police and local authority for child safeguarding. The case goes on to the list to be followed up in the morning.<\/p><p><strong><br \/>11:38 pm<\/strong><br \/>The phones are still ringing.<\/p><h5>Unseen\u2019s Modern Slavery &amp; Exploitation Helpline is free, confidential and open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our expert Helpline operators are there for help and advice, not only for victims of modern slavery, but for the public, businesses and statutory agencies like the police, NHS and local government. 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