Children at high risk of human trafficking: participation in the decision-making process Vladlena Avdeeva

Results: elements of an ideal shelter (children aged 15-17)

• Place for the person to be alone, to cry, to beat a punching bag
• Dining room where you can help to cook and set the table
• Gym, training: swimming pool, box, judo, karate, wrestling, dancing
• The possibility of staging theatrical performances
• Room for costumes
• Dining room with sofas and TV
• Photo studio, audio studio, studio for editing
• Opportunity to play the game console, but there should be time limits
• Opportunity to call relatives and friends (so that everyone has the same amount of time for communication)
• Possibility to have pets

Results: shelter staff (children aged 15-17)

• Security guards
• Medical workers
• Psychologist
• Director
• PE instructor
• Tutor and psychologist who talk to children
• Handicraft teacher for boys, the seamstress for training of girls

Results: shelter staff (children aged 15-17)

• The staff members should be confident, should be able to tell the child the truth but to prepare for this information first
• Should take into account opinion of the child, his/her will to meet with parents
• Should allow a child to keep calm, cope with his/her emotions
• Should tell stories of other children so that the child so that a child could realize the possible consequences of his/her decisions, see different scenarios, and make the right decision
• Should respect the child and be able to explain everything in a calm way in case if a child does not understand anything, but should be strict at some extent
• Should treat all the children equally, should not have those whom they like more and whom they like less
• Should have a sense of humor

Results: types of assistance

• Accessibility (a child could come and leave at his/her own request)
• The shelter should be accessible both for children who have registration in St Petersburg and those who do not have
• Legal assistance
• Medical assistance