Peer Talk : hidden stories. A participatory research project with women who sell or swap sex in Teesside.

Peer Talk: hidden stories sought to provide an evidence base to inform service provision, knowledge, policy and practice in Teesside and specifically to: Document the lived experience and needs of women selling sex both on and off street including their use and experience of services; Document the experience of key stakeholders providing services to women selling sex both on and off street; Document the key issues highlighted by both sex workers and stakeholders; Produce targeted information for local service providers, policy-makers and key regulators in the region; Contribute to research, academic and policy debates in the North East region but also nationally; Use a participatory peer driven methodology to undertake the research and build the research capacity of academic and practitioner partners.