Home Safe Home Housing Solutions for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Abstract

For survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), housing is a key to establishing a new life free from abuse. Home Safe Home offers a multifaceted analysis that both values the perspectives of IPV survivors and accounts for the practical challenges involved in providing them with adequate permanent housing. As it traces how housing options and support mechanisms for IPV survivors have evolved over time, this book also offers innovative suggestions for how to better meet the needs of this vulnerable population.Intro -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One. Why Long-Term Housing for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence? -- Chapter 1. "Why Doesn't She Leave?" Intimate Partner Violence and Housing Instability -- Chapter 2. "How Does Housing Help?" A "Services-Light" Long-Term Housing Model -- Part Two. The Current Policy and Service Environment. How Did We Get Here? -- Chapter 3. First Stop. Emergency Shelters and Transitional Programs -- Chapter 4. Mismatch between U.S. Social Policy and Intimate Partner Violence -- Part Three. An Evolving Approach. Long-Term Housing -- Chapter 5. National Overview. Legislative Response and Program Variations -- Chapter 6. Developing Program Theory and Goals. Long-Term Housing with Services -- Chapter 7. Survivor Perspectives on Program Theory and Models -- Part Four. Next Steps? -- Chapter 8. Moving Forward. Research and Policy -- Epilogue. A Practitioner's Perspective -- Appendix. Methods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the AuthorsFor survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), housing is a key to establishing a new life free from abuse. Home Safe Home offers a multifaceted analysis that both values the perspectives of IPV survivors and accounts for the practical challenges involved in providing them with adequate permanent housing. As it traces how housing options and support mechanisms for IPV survivors have evolved over time, this book also offers innovative suggestions for how to better meet the needs of this vulnerable population.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries