At our office within NTAHC we offer a safe confidential space for sex workers to access or be referred to services whether face to face or by telephone. If you are working remotely, we are able to connect you with sex worker friendly services in your area. NTAHC has an office in Alice Springs where they can provide you with safer sex supplies and contacts to support you if required. 

Unfortunately SWOP NT only has officers in Darwin who provide support for the whole of the NT, we do however travel to Alice Springs for 1-2 weeks a year. The good news is "sex workers are everywhere" so we may be able to buddy you up with another worker to minimise isolation. There is nothing like having another person to speak to discuss issues and share knowledge with over a coffee :) 

"Mentors & buddy's” SWOP NT is aware that very few sex workers who work in the Northern Territory have the privilege to discuss topics about work outside of the industry. Sex workers are fantastic peer educators as their wealth of knowledge specific to Work Health and Safety standards, SWOP Officers can facilitate another worker who can volunteer their time to ensure that new workers have a mentor to ask questions to when SWOP officers are unavailable. 

Our networks of past and current sex workers within our communities are able to assist you to connect with others who are in a position to offer a deeper understanding of specific issues as lived experiences. As sex workers, we are diverse in gender, sexuality and spirituality, also our cultural, privileged and disadvantaged backgrounds can provide relative advice and information. SWOP NT is a space to connect, form working groups, advocate with others and share our differences at state and national levels. We can help you create your own network of peers.  

We maintain a fantastic list of referral agencies and organisations that has evolved over many years of ongoing evaluation of service providers. This allows SWOP NT to communicate appropriate referrals, along with best contact information, as necessary.

We have complied a fantastic list of referral agencies and organisations that has evolved over many years from ongoing input and evaluation by sex workers, we not only have a list of  "current" areas for referrals but we also have a list of  "current" contact persons within services and organisations relative to the sex industry. 

We can provide recommendations for sex worker friendly doctors, accountants, reproductive health practitioners, testing, treatment and support services  for Blood Borne Virus's (BBV's) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's), legal services, a Police Liaison Officer, counsellors, Sexual Assault and Work Place Health & Safety agencies. 

At NTAHC along with SWOP NT, there are other programs that SWOP is able to connect you to whether it be inter-agency referral services or a crossover of areas for peer support. For example; Care & Support services in NTAHC run support groups for people who live with Blood Born Viruses, Women Who Inject Drugs workshops and meetings, a women’s' support group, a RESPEC+ Course and program, NSP have activities for people who use drugs, just to highlight a few areas that sex workers through NTAHC have been able to access and contribute to. 

If you are a professional who works within medical, legal, counselling, or other Workplace Health & Safety areas and would like the opportunity to be assessed as a sex worker friendly contact, we would be more than happy to meet with you. We ensure new referrals have an opportunity to access our SWOP NT in-service training that enables an overview of sex workers needs in the territory whilst highlighting areas that build barriers to sex workers ability to access equitable support and services. 

We offer free, non-judgmental services to all people who engage in sex work in the NT. Our program is staffed in NTAHC's Darwin office by past and current sex workers. We are also fortunate to have sex workers with varied lived experiences and skills working with us as volunteers. Collectively our extensive knowledge and experience in the sex industry enables SWOP NT to be an actively engaging program. Every 6 weeks, we hold Sex Worker Reference Group (SWRG) meetings. These meetings are open to sex workers only, are entirely confidential and have proven to be a wonderful way to meet peers, engage with the sex worker rights movement and participate in decision-making, while staying informed about issues affecting our community, both within the NT and nationally.

If you are a sex worker or are just about to enter the industry, we have Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) training specific to the work you do. We have best practice guidelines for testing - how and what testing you require depending on what services you offer as a sex worker, current information from Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to let you know what STI's are on the rise within the Territory, safer sex supplies and correct usage, cleaning work equipment safely, checking clients for STI's before a job, tips and resources for when you are working with a client and legislation requirements what’s legal, what’s not and how to keep yourself safe. 

SWOP NT staff and volunteers assist in the provision of Outreach Services to sex industry workplaces.  We understand that everyone works differently, and are happy to visit you in your work location, whether that be a street area, agency or hotel premises. Our service operates during regular office hours, but we can arrange to meet you outside of these hours or off-premises with sufficient notice (24 hours).