- Most women accessing services have children: 60% of service users in community-based services (CBS) and 59.7% of women in refuge services had children.
- Immigration status and the associated challenges in accessing benefits continue to be a significant barrier for women who are trying to access support.
- Abuse can take a range of different forms and can last for a significant length of time: The length of abuse experienced ranged from less than a month to 66 years; the average was six years.