Yes, absolutely. That's at the core of what we do, it's why we exist. We recognize that there is violence and we want to help women. There isn't necessarily a connection between how the person got into the sex trade and the violence they experience there. When a person is in an abusive situation, where someone is forcing them to do something or taking their money, they will usually come to us, and we will support them. Rarely does the person go to the police. Generally, they will seek other solutions to escape from the violent person and distance themselves. Often they will continue to work in the sex industry, but under different working conditions.
Of course, we work with many, many women who want to do something else, whether their experience in the industry is positive or negative. These women face great barriers. The stigma associated with sex work follows them throughout their lives, regardless of whether they identify as victims or sex workers. If they are known to have ever had sex for money, they lose their children, their spouse, their family. Those are the main areas we work on with people who are trying to get out of such situations. The repercussions of this stigma are often greater than the violence they've experienced.