Resource Summary
This briefing argues that women’s centres are vital early‑intervention hubs providing holistic, trauma‑informed support for women and girls facing poverty, abuse, mental health challenges, insecure housing and multiple unmet needs. Operating as trusted, women‑only spaces, they help women navigate fragmented statutory systems, prevent crises, and improve outcomes for children and families.
Resource Information
| Format: | briefing paper |
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| Author: | Centre for Young Lives |
| Organisation: | National Women's Justice Coalition (NWJC) |
| Themes: | criminal justice, domestic and sexual abuse, mental health, multiple disadvantage, partnership working, peer support, pregnancy, birth and motherhood, women centres & women's specialist services |
| Funder(s): | The Jabbs Foundation for Women & Girls |
| Published: | September 2026 |
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