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REFUGES FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCOTLAND
Appendix B: List of Focus Groups
Women
Eight focus groups were conducted with women who had experience of domestic abuse:
- 2 'urban' groups involving women who had accessed refuge accommodation in main urban centres.
- 1 'semi-rural' group of women who had accessed refuge accommodation in a smaller town with a large rural hinterland.
- 1 'rural' group who had accessed refuge accommodation in a rural area.
- 2 groups of women who had used specialist minority ethnic accommodation.
- 1 group of women who were current or former users of drugs or alcohol, most of whom were ex-heroin users and had not accessed refuge accommodation.
- 1 group of women who had not accessed refuge accommodation.
In total, 56 women survivors of domestic abuse participated in the study.
Workers
Four focus groups were conducted with WA workers:
- 1 focus group with workers in an urban refuge.
- 1 focus group with workers in a semi-rural refuge.
- 1 focus group with workers in a rural refuge.
- 1 focus group with children's support workers.
In total, 22 WA workers participated in the research.
Children and Young People
Eleven focus groups were conducted with children and young people with experience of domestic abuse. The age breakdown of these children and young people was as follows:
In total 57 children and young people took part in the research. It should be noted that the age profile of children in the study was probably somewhat older than the overall age profile of children living in refuge.
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