In Our Own Words Many of the factors and issues the women had contended with in their lives were interrelated and overlapped creating a multiplicity of needs including mental ill health, substance misuse and poverty as a result of the domestic abuse The women who were interviewed were asked what they thought were the outcomes of their engagement with CWA and how the service had helped them. The young adults‟ responses from both the interviews and focus groups are reported throughout this report. Wherever possible, women‟s own words have been used. It was clear from both the focus groups and the in-depth interviews that the women who use CWA think highly of the organisation and value the help they have received. In many cases women describe it as having been crucial to their survival: „CWA has been a lifeline to me‟ and „CWA was a refuge when things were really difficult. I spent every day here.‟ Others said it gave them the help they needed to make a fresh start or resume a more normal life again: „They just helped me to get the ball rolling again so I could get on with my life.‟
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