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Domestic Violence Housing First: The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Homelessness

Abstract

This is the first of a series of papers published by the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Volunteers of America Home Free Program in Portland, OR. This paper chronicles the histories of the battered women's movement and the anti-homelessness movement, how they have intertwined, and how they can join together to meet shared goals.

Key Approach Categories
Domestic and Sexual Violence Specific Approaches
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Domestic Violence Housing First: The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Homelessness
Author(s)
Linda Olsen
Chiquita Rollins
Kris Billhardt

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This project is sponsored under Family Violence Prevention and Services grant awards from the Office of Family Violence Prevention and Service within the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Office on Violence Against Women and the Office for Victims of Crime at the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The interagency collaboration established this domestic violence and housing technical assistance consortium to provide national domestic violence and housing training and resource development.