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5c Theme 3: The LD ISVA service led clients to reintegrate into communities and gain confidence
With the LD ISVA’s encouragement, clients felt more able to get involved in meaningful activities in the community and at home, as well as around personal development and health:
Billy: My mind’s set on my own place getting it ready, brand new start for me and this is what I’m going to do. Usually I stayed in my room. I wasn’t socialising with anyone. I find it hard to
trust men, so I stay away. But now I’ve got my new place and I’m concentrating on that, painting. I’m working towards healthy goals with the gym. She wants me to do a cooking class. I can only try it! That’s all I can do. If I don’t try it one time I’ll never know.
Linda: Working with [ISVA] has helped me gain
confidence. She’s encouraged me to come to the community centre, which is nice.
And there’s a [support] group, it hasn’t started yet, but [ISVA’s] asked if I’d like to join. Sounds really interesting. It’ll be good when that starts. She’s talked to me about volunteering and work and has given me some information, so I would be interested in that.
The LD ISVA also encouraged clients to make time for self-care.
Beckie “After the [police] interviews, she’s said, ‘what things are you going to do now?
Are you doing to do some nice things?’ That’s really nice cus it breaks up the other bit. Sometimes it’s good to try to do nice things to keep going.”
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