“…Violence is now well known to be the main factor explaining shifts into homelessness among women and girls (Gaetz et al, 2013). Significant risk factors for housing instability among women include neglect and sexual and physical abuse experienced in childhood (Broll & Huey, 2020;Jasinski, 2010;Laberge et al, 2000;Lewinson, Thomas & White, 2014), intimate partner violence (Murray, 2011;Spinney, 2012;Tutty et al, 2013), and sexual violence (Tyler et al, 2001). Broll and Huey (2020) found that adult victims of physical assault and those who have experienced "multiple forms of violence in childhood, adulthood, and across the life course are more likely to be homeless multiple times" (p. 3381), and that "for each additional form of victimization experienced [intimate partner violence, physical assault, sexual assault and gang-related violence], women's likelihood of experiencing multiple episodes of homelessness increases by about 36%" (p. 3393).…”