Domestic violence, housing instability, and homelessness: A review of housing policies and program practices for meeting the needs of survivors
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"Having Housing Made Everything Else Possible": Affordable, Safe and Stable Housing for Women Survivors of Violence.
Research indicates that the need for safe housing and the economic resources to maintain safe housing are two of the most pressing concerns among abused women who are planning to or have recently left abusers. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is frequently an immediate cause or precursor to homelessness and housing instability. The aim of the study is to explore abused women's experiences access...
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