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Title:      Characteristics of Women Who Do and Do Not Receive Onsite Shelter Services From Domestic Violence Programs
Authors:      Susan F. Grossman and Marta Lundy
ISBN-10(13):      ODVN
Publisher:      Violence Against Women Journal, Vol. 17, No.8, August 2011
Publication date:      August 2011
Language:      English
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Description:      Shelter services are an essential means of providing help to women who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), but not all victims receive shelter.  this article reports the results of a secondary analysis of statewide data from women useing IPV services, comparing victims who did and did not obtain shelter.  The demographic characteristics, abuse experiences, and service patterns of these survivors are examined.  A model predicting characteristics associated with the likelihood of shelter receipt ndicates that women who abtain shelter are more vulnerable and abtain more services than women who do not obtain shelter.  The implications of these results are discussed.