Policy Roles in Promoting Affordable Housing for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Keefe, Rachel; Hahn, Sur Ah

doi:10.1177/1077801220913629

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“…Given the prevalence of rent or mortgage stress in the sample, there are policy implications for survivors in terms of housing insecurity, which they are more likely to experience (Klein et al, 2021), and affordability. Revisions to the Violence Against Women Act and the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (Keefe & Hahn, 2021) to focus on IPV survivors living in rural areas are necessary to begin to address their many needs, particularly during and after disaster. Finally, preemptive polices that provide access to preventive services and programs, as part of disaster relief packages, need to be increased to reach rural women experiencing IPV during a disaster.…”

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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural survivors of intimate partner violence.

Cannon¹,

Ferreira²,

Buttell³

et al. 2023

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Objective: Our objective was to understand experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) by survivors living through the COVID-19 pandemic in a rural area. Method: Structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of IPV survivors, 93% of whom identified as women, living in a rural parish (county) in Louisiana (n = 41). Interviews included COVID-19-related stressors (e.g., rent stress due to the pandemic) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5) and resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10) validated scales. Data were analyzed using independent t tests to determine differences across race with respect to PTSD and resilience and logistic regression to predict group membership in the probable PTSD group. Results: Results indicate 72.5% and 56.2% of rural IPV survivors interviewed reported experiencing rent/mortgage stress and nutritional stress, respectively, due to the pandemic. No statistically significant differences by race for probable PTSD or resilience were found. Rent or mortgage stress due to COVID-19 was a significant predictor of probable PTSD in the regression model. Conclusions: Findings suggest the possibility that IPV concerns may exacerbate pandemic-related concerns, which in turn exacerbates health functioning. Clinical Impact StatementThis research suggests policy changes to the Violence Against Women Act and the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act are needed to better support rural intimate partner violence survivors during disaster to aid in keeping survivors safe from abusers.

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confidence: 99%

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural survivors of intimate partner violence.

Cannon¹,

Ferreira²,

Buttell³

et al. 2023

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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“…The high rates of housing instability and mental health concerns resulting from IPV victimization necessitate that practitioners and policymakers recognize and promote factors that facilitate survivors’ continued safety, stability, and well-being. Further, state and federal policy changes are needed to address the myriad of structural issues facing IPV survivors, including the expansion of affordable housing options, accessible social services, and policies focused on ameliorating social inequities (Keefe & Hahn, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

Domestic violence survivors’ housing stability, safety, and well-being over time: Examining the role of domestic violence housing first, social support, and material hardship.

Goodman‐Williams¹,

Simmons²,

Chiaramonte³

et al. 2023

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Intimate partner violence remains a significant public health issue and survivors often need various forms of support to achieve safety. The increased likelihood of experiencing housing instability and homelessness among survivors has led to an uptake in domestic violence agencies implementing housing-based interventions, such as Domestic Violence Housing First (DVHF), to address survivors’ needs. The present study expands on prior research supporting the effectiveness of DVHF to examine situational factors that moderate the outcomes associated with this model among 406 survivors seeking services from domestic violence agencies located in the Pacific Northwestern region of the United States. Using latent profile analysis, participants were grouped into three latent classes: (a) “high abuse/instability,” (b) “still affected,” and (c) “doing better.” Latent transition analysis was used to estimate the probability that participants would transition into a different latent class over time with social support (SS), material hardship, and receipt of DVHF services included as model predictors. Receipt of DVHF predicted improvements in survivors’ safety, housing stability, mental health, and well-being, such that receiving DVHF was associated with higher odds of survivors transitioning into the “doing better” class. Social support and material hardship also emerged as significant factors predicting class membership, such that higher levels of social support and financial stability predicted membership in the “doing better” class. Additionally, social support and financial stability appeared to augment receipt of DVHF services, with DVHF being more strongly associated with positive outcomes among participants who also had high levels of social support and lower levels of material hardship.

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“…Programs can also advocate for policies, such as eviction defense and rent stabilization, that support IPV survivors' efforts to remain housed (Keefe & Hahn, 2021).…”

Section: Prevention Clinical and Policy Implicationsmentioning

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Trapped in housing insecurity: Socioecological barriers to housing access experienced by intimate partner violence survivors from marginalized communities

Kulkarni,

Notario

2023

Journal Community Psychology

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Homelessness and intimate partner violence (IPV) do not impact all communities equally. Survivors from marginalized communities—that is communities that have been historically and structurally excluded from social, economic, and political resources—face additional challenges weathering IPV and housing crises. Understanding the housing experiences of marginalized survivors is necessary to achieve housing equity for all survivors. Community‐based participatory research methods were utilized to convene 14 listening sessions (7 primary/7 validation) with Black and Latinx IPV survivors with intersectional identities (n = 92). Listening sessions were held in community‐based locations including a church, health clinic, social service agency, and private residence. The last five validation sessions were conducted virtually on Zoom due to COVID pandemic protocols. All listening sessions were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim. Latinx population listening sessions were conducted in Spanish and were implemented and translated with attention to linguistic justice principles. The research team used a modified constructivist grounded theory approach for data analysis. Four overarching themes (and seven subthemes) related to survivors' housing experiences emerged: (1) safety and healing challenges, including living in unhealthy physical environments, not being safe in their homes, and contending with community violence, sexual exploitation threats, and eviction fears; (2) formal service fragmentation/bureaucracy that hampered access to housing resource information and resources; (3) resource scarcity associated with limited affordable housing stock; and (4) systemic oppression resulting from discriminatory treatment and gentrification. Comprehensive multileveled approaches are needed to disrupt the cycle of housing insecurity for IPV survivors from marginalized communities.

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Policy Roles in Promoting Affordable Housing for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Cited by 8 publications

References 28 publications

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural survivors of intimate partner violence.

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural survivors of intimate partner violence.

Domestic violence survivors’ housing stability, safety, and well-being over time: Examining the role of domestic violence housing first, social support, and material hardship.

Trapped in housing insecurity: Socioecological barriers to housing access experienced by intimate partner violence survivors from marginalized communities

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