Recommendation 94

Rebecca Robson, from Women’s Community Matters, explained that “a lot of the mental health difficulties we see are the result of experiences of domestic and sexual abuse in childhood, and then ongoing domestic abuse”. She went on to explain that “frequently that is mixed in with addiction, which is often a coping technique for experiences of abuse” and that “there is a lot of suicidal ideation, self-harm, anxiety, and fear of crowds” among female offenders. 178