Home safe home : housing solutions for survivors of intimate partner violence /

Housing matters for everyone. Decent housing provides shelter, security, privacy, stability and, for homeowners, a means to build assets. For survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), housing takes on an additional meaning. It is the key to establishing a new life free from abuse. IPV survivors...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Botein, Hilary, 1965- (Author), Hetling, Andrea, 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Series:Violence against women and children.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface and acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Why long-term housing for survivors of intimate partner violence?
  • "Why doesn't she leave?" Intimate partner violence and housing instability
  • "How does housing help?" A "services-light" long-term housing model
  • The current policy and service environment : how did we get here?
  • First stop : emergency shelters and transitional programs
  • Mismatch between U.S. social policy and intimate partner violence
  • An evolving approach : long-term housing
  • National overview : legislative response and program variations
  • Developing program theory and goals : long-term housing with services
  • Survivor perspectives on program theory and models
  • Next steps?
  • Moving forward : research and policy
  • Epilogue : a practitioner's perspective
  • Appendix.