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Title:
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Leaving does not Equal Moving: Housing Patterns of Women Who Have Left an Abusive Partner |
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Authors:
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Pamela Ponic, Colleen Varcoe, Lorraine Davies, Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, Judith Wuest and Joanne Hammerton |
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Publisher:
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Violence Against Women Journal, Vol. 17, No.12, December 2011 |
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Publication date:
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December 2011 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Access to safe and affordable housing is a key concern for women leaving abusive partners. Yet little is known about women's housing patterns around leaving. In this commumity sample, approximately equal numbers of women did not move, moves once, and moves two or more dimes furing the transition peroid around leaving. Overall, moving patterns were associated woth housing type and suitability, economic circumstances, and severity of violence. This study calls into question the tendency to equate leaving with moving, draws attention to the dirrerent housing patterns after leaving, and highlights the need to tailor housing supports to diverse women. |
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