Domestic violence is one of the major factors ... the impact of intimate partner violence on experiences of homelessness said lead researcher Dr. Anita Hargrave, assistant professor at UCSF.

Often, domestic violence and other types of violence play a large role in their experiences. Women experience unique causes of housing instability and challenges when experiencing homelessness ...

Forcing survivors to litigate their restraining order hearings is a regular reality — and a gaping fault in a system that ...

Faced with a homeless services system largely built for men, women experiencing domestic abuse may find themselves choosing between violence and the street.

"Sometimes, we're just victims of circumstance," said a 60-year-old woman sleeping outside during Oklahoma City's annual ...

That moment felt dark, but she didn’t yet know domestic violence would push her into darker territory leading to a substance use disorder and then homelessness. The abuse started when she became ...

she soon experienced homelessness, bouncing between her parents’ and friends’ couches. Eventually, she stayed at three different domestic violence shelters in the years to come after a second ...

In the months leading up to her final escape ... some local and federal funds can now be used for domestic violence victims to prevent their homelessness thanks to advocacy work but with each ...