Intimate Partner Violence Survivors’ Housing Needs and Preferences: A Brief Report
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization contributes to homelessness and housing insecurity for survivors and their children. Despite growing interest in expanding strategies for addressing the housing needs of survivors, there is a dearth of knowledge regarding survivors’ preferences and recommendations. To begin to address knowledge gaps, this article reports findings from a qualitative study examining the housing needs of IPV survivors and survivors’ preferences and recommendations for addressing their housing needs. In-depth interviews with 19 adult IPV survivors in a southeastern community determined three key themes: (a) IPV housing needs and challenges, (b) domestic violence shelter strengths and concerns, and (c) recommendations for addressing survivors’ housing needs. The findings highlight the need for flexibility and variability in housing services as opposed to a one-size-fits-all strategy, and stress the importance of centering the voices of survivors as the field explores new housing directions.
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Prior research with DV service providers and IPV survivors posits that TIP may improve survivors' life circumstances, including housing.
“Nonetheless, findings from prior research with DV service providers and IPV survivors posits that TIP may improve survivors' life circumstances (Tarshis et al., 2021 ), including their housing (Thomas et al., 2020 ; Rizo et al., 2022 ).”
From Separate and Cumulative Impacts of Trauma-Informed Practices and a Housing Intervention on the Safety, Housing Stability and Mental Health of Domestic Violence Survivors Over Two Years (2025) · cites this paper as Rizo et al., 2022
The results from the current and previous studies corroborate the importance of considering not just what is being done with survivors to meet their goals, but how that work is being done.
“Altogether, the results from the current and previous studies corroborate the importance of considering not just what is being done with survivors to meet their goals, but how that work is being done (Rizo et al., 2022 ; Tarshis et al., 2021 ; Thomas et al., 2020 ).”
From Separate and Cumulative Impacts of Trauma-Informed Practices and a Housing Intervention on the Safety, Housing Stability and Mental Health of Domestic Violence Survivors Over Two Years (2025) · cites this paper as Rizo et al., 2022
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- Authors
- Fraga Rizo, C., Klein, L. B., Chesworth, B., Macy, R. J., & Dooley, R.
- Affiliations
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-01-06
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 958-972
- ISSN
- 0886-2605 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6518
- OpenAlex
- W2998851797
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 0.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Gift from Mrs. Marilyn Jacobs Preyer and Mr. Rich Preyer
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Homelessness and Social Issues
- Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, housing needs, housing insecurity, homelessness, victims of domestic violence, women's shelters, housing services, survivor voices
- MeSH terms
- Intimate Partner Violence, Housing Instability, Adult, Child, Housing, Humans, Survivors, Crime Victims
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