TY  - SER
AU  - Sullivan, Cris M.
AU  - Bomsta, Heather D.
AU  - Hacskaylo, Margaret A.
TI  - Flexible funding as a promising strategy to prevent homelessness for survivors of intimate partner violence
PY  - 2016///
PB  - Sage, 
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - ECONOMIC ASPECTS
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - SOCIAL SERVICES
KW  - HOUSING
KW  - HOMELESSNESS
KW  - UNITED STATES
N1  - Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2016, Advance online publication, 12 August 2016
N2  - "The complex interrelationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and housing instability has been well established. Being the victim of IPV is a leading cause of homelessness for women, and once someone is homeless, their lives often spiral downward quickly. While some IPV survivors require extensive and possibly long-term assistance to achieve safe and stable housing (especially if they are contending with multiple complex issues), others could avoid homelessness if provided with immediate, individualized, and flexible assistance. For these survivors, whose housing has been otherwise stable but who face homelessness because of a crisis related to IPV, a brief intervention that includes flexible funding can restore a family’s equilibrium and prevent the devastating repercussions associated with homelessness. A longitudinal evaluation of a flexible funding program in Washington, D.C., found that this brief, relatively inexpensive intervention may increase housing stability—94% of clients were housed 6 months after funding was received. Implications for both research and practice are discussed." (Author's abstract). Record #5178
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260516664318
ER  -