Keefe, R., & Hahn, S. A. (2021). Policy roles in promoting affordable housing for survivors of intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 27(9), 1317-1336.
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) who leave violence experience a lack of housing stability. According to this article, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH) were established to safeguard this demographic. This research employs a policy analysis to understand the circumstances provided to survivors (Keefe & Hahn, 2021). The authors conclude that the combination of housing insecurity and IPV remains a significant obstacle to survivors’ safety and self-sufficiency.
The VAWA and HEARTH Act policies address many of the housing-related concerns of survivors and are significant regulations for survivors’ protection, but they need improvement. The authors suggest that the problem of a restricted supply of affordable housing makes government policy less successful than it could be. The absence of affordable housing at the local level remains a significant hurdle to eliminating IPV, a fundamental conclusion in our policy analysis and case study.
The authors also provide a solution to this problem, which I may employ in my work. The authors advocated for additional financing, rent control, and support for measures that address the intersections of social injustice. This study aided in understanding how the rights of women and children who have experienced domestic abuse are safeguarded.
Bullock, H. E., Reppond, H. A., Truong, S. V., & Singh, M. R. (2020). An intersectional analysis of the feminization of homelessness and mothers’ housing precarity. Journal of Social Issues, 76(4), 835-858.
This article examines unpaid care, a lack of accessible housing, prejudice, insufficient safety nets, punitive income and rental legislation, and violence against intimate partners (IPV) as some of the multiple issues that lead to women’s homelessness. The authors emphasize that, despite their overlap, these characteristics are frequently examined separately (Bullock et al., 2020). The authors analyze two interrelated paths to homelessness using two complementary interview studies. They looked at how women’s lives are shaped by privilege and disadvantage, as well as how structural and interpersonal authority interact with everyday “shocks.” This article is a fantastic resource since it explains how domestic violence overlaps with other issues that influence women’s well-being.
Flynn, C., Couturier, P., Turcotte, S., Dubé, K., Levesque, C., Côté, P. B., & Lapierre, S. (2023). How social responses to child sexual abuse and intimate partner violence affect homelessness among women in two rural regions with resource-based economies in eastern Quebec. Violence Against Women, 29(3-4), 602-625.
The findings of a qualitative investigation done in two rural locations in the Canadian province of Quebec are presented in this paper. The goal of this study was to learn how violence and homelessness intersect in the lives of women in these areas. According to the content analysis of the interviews, some social reactions compelled women to maintain connections with aggressors or those who defended them (Flynn et al., 2023). The analysis of these comments revealed the patriarchal social power structure in these areas. This article is helpful for my research paper because it illustrates the reason why women suffer from domestic violence.
Bonnycastle, C., Nixon, K., Bonnycastle, M., Hughes, J., & Groening, A. (2021). Re-establishing their lives: Issues relating to affordable housing for women and their children escaping violent intimate partner relationships in northern Manitoba. Northern Review, (51), 5-33.
According to this article, home affordability is a severe and developing issue for inhabitants of northern Manitoba. This study project investigated the pathways women take in pursuit of safety and shelter for themselves and their children, as well as their motivations for making these moves, through in-depth qualitative interviews with fourteen women living in women’s shelters in Thompson and Winnipeg, Manitoba (Bonnycastle et al., 2021). According to the authors, a concerted response must begin in the northern villages, with connections to broader services and assistance as needed. The report emphasizes the need for prompt service responses to violence against women and children. This paper will be utilized as a reputable source in my research.
Benbow, S., Forchuk, C., Berman, H., Gorlick, C., & Ward-Griffin, C. (2019). Spaces of exclusion: Safety, stigma, and surveillance of mothers experiencing homelessness. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 51(3), 202-213.
According to the report, the most prevalent reasons for homelessness among women and their children in Canada are a lack of accessible housing, poverty, and intimate partner abuse. Mothers face increasing and devastating social isolation. The study included twenty-six (N = 26) moms(Benbow et al., 2019).
The findings highlight and reinforce the need for nurses to recognize that safety is a human right and a need for good health. The authors argue that nurses might employ critical self-reflection to question the natural “nursing gaze” and engage in legislative advocacy to address structural disparities such as gender-based violence. This research will help me better understand the role that health professionals play in this matter.
Klein, L. B., Chesworth, B. R., Howland-Myers, J. R., Rizo, C. F., & Macy, R. J. (2021). Housing interventions for intimate partner violence survivors: A systematic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 22(2), 249-264.
The authors conducted a systematic review driven by three questions to fill this information gap:
- What are the existing measurements of IPV sufferers’ housing needs?
- What are the methodological advantages and disadvantages of the research assessing these measures?
- How effective are the measures identified?
According to the study’s findings, there is a general lack of research on strategies that address the home safety and needs of individuals experiencing IPV. According to the findings, both standard housing services and novel approaches would benefit from rigorous assessment(Klein et al., 2021). The findings indicate that both standard housing services and innovative approaches, such as quick rehousing and flexible financing, would benefit from a comprehensive assessment, including an examination of survivor characteristics and conditions that contribute to the effectiveness of the housing strategy. This paper may help support my claims.
Blunden, H., & Flanagan, K. (2022). Housing options for women leaving domestic violence: The limitations of rental subsidy models. Housing Studies, 37(10), 1896-1915.
Domestic and familial violence, according to the authors, is a significant cause of female homelessness, but only in English-speaking nations like Australia. The availability of social housing has decreased, and housing policies favor demand-side rent assistance. The authors use a theoretical examination of how a neoclassical actor should respond to outside forces in an adaptable and sustainable manner to analyze the repercussions of choice-based methods in competitive housing markets, and they challenge the assumption that subsidies provide ‘choice.’
According to the study, private sector rental incentives are beneficial in certain regions but not in others, depending on the features of the local real estate market (Blunden & Flanagan, 2022). Women have returned to abusive settings in some instances because they see no other option. These findings suggest that the notion of “choice” for women is largely rhetorical, as it is driven by the ability to compete in expensive private rental housing markets. This article contributes to the understanding of how genuine initiatives to assist women and children impacted by domestic violence operate.
Gezinski, L. B., & Gonzalez-Pons, K. M. (2021). Unlocking the door to safety and stability: Housing barriers for survivors of intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(17-18), 8338-8357.
This study discovered that housing is crucial for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) to achieve long-term stability. Still, access to it is hampered by hurdles at both the individual and institutional levels. The authors conducted interviews and held focus groups with 102 individuals, comprising 43 survivors and 59 assistance providers (Gezinski & Gonzalez-Pons, 2021).
Participants reported a significant need for temporary refuge following the termination of an abusive relationship. However, there was insufficient shelter capacity. Inaccessibility, landlord prejudice, and insufficient documents were all barriers to securing a permanent home. The authors stated that IPV-related trauma should be viewed as complex, and treatments for survivors should address both this trauma and fundamental requirements. This paper helps me to develop a picture of where we are in the process of addressing the issue of housing for survivors of domestic violence.
Thomas, K. A., Ward-Lasher, A., Kappas, A., & Messing, J. T. (2021). “It actually isn’t just about housing“: Supporting survivor success in a domestic violence housing first program. Journal of Social Service Research, 47(2), 232-244.
In this case study, in-depth interviews with domestic violence advocates from one DVHF program (n = 7) were undertaken. The authors’ investigation of the content revealed two key themes:
- Advocates explain victim success throughout the DVHF program as beyond merely getting a place to live;
- Supporters promote survivor achievement with a survivor-defined approach that includes engaging at all levels of the environmental framework (Thomas et al., 2021).
The study’s findings underscore the importance of individualized, multimodal advocacy within DVHF programs, encompassing attention to the individual, micro, and meso levels of analysis. The authors’ work also serves as a foundation for future studies that will help fill in the gaps on this issue. Additional studies on these practices will help solidify the DVHF model and enable researchers to assess its effectiveness as an intervention for homeless individuals and survivors of unstable housing. This article contributes to determining the efficacy of specific programs designed to address the problem.
Luebke, J., Kako, P., Lopez, A., Schmitt, M., Dressel, A., Klein, K., & Mkandawire-Vahlmu, L. (2023). Barriers faced by American Indian women in urban Wisconsin in seeking help following an experience of intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 29(11), 2080-2103.
This article focuses on American Indian women who commonly encounter IPV and confront several difficulties in obtaining treatment. The goal of this study is to gain a better understanding of the setting of IPV and the help-seeking behaviors of urban women who have experienced IPV. The authors conducted semi-structured interviews with 34 AI IPV survivors 2 in Wisconsin’s metropolitan regions. The findings highlight that context-specific structural hurdles to seeking care following an IPV infection increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic (Luebke et al., 2023).
To address and eliminate the hurdles experienced by urban women living with UI, context-specific treatments and survivor-specific needs are required. Collecting women’s stories of experience and survival will raise indigenous women’s voices in knowledge production while also protecting their inherent right to self-sovereignty (inherent right to self-governance). This research helps me identify potential barriers to housing for women and children.