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.

Domestic violence is one of the leading causes of homelessness for children in the United States, with one quarter of homeless children having witnessed violence. According to a 2013 study, 70 percent ...

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

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

From Wednesday to Thursday evening, staff and volunteers for the Homeless Alliance of Western New York checked abandoned buildings, highway overpasses, laundromats, stores that redeem bottles, and oth ...

The report states that domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness, and those housed in domestic violence refuges are not included in homeless figures. The report adds that domestic violence ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...