Clough Amber, Draughon Jessica E, Njie-Carr Veronica, Rollins Chiquita, Glass Nancy
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD.
University of Delaware School of Nursing, Newark, DE.
Qual Soc Work. 2014 Sep;13(5):671-688. doi: 10.1177/1473325013503003.
Research indicates that the need for safe housing and the economic resources to maintain safe housing are two of the most pressing concerns among abused women who are planning to or have recently left abusers. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is frequently an immediate cause or precursor to homelessness and housing instability. The aim of the study is to explore abused women's experiences accessing affordable, safe, and stable housing. To achieve the aim, adult female IPV survivors answered questions about: 1) steps that were taken to secure housing; 2) safety issues after leaving the abuser; 3) barriers to obtaining housing; and 4) responses from housing and domestic violence advocacy systems related to survivors' housing needs. Four major themes emerged from the in-depth interviews: 1) stable, affordable housing is critical in increasing safety; 2) survivors face multiple systemic or individual barriers; 3) survivors develop and utilize an array of creative and resourceful strategies; and 4) survivors identified a variety of supportive services tailored to address their needs. The findings inform practice, policy and research for both the housing and domestic violence service systems with an emphasis on collaboration to meet the complex safety and stable housing needs of survivors and their families, particularly following the impact on housing of the 2008 U.S. economic crisis and subsequent recession.
研究表明，对安全住房的需求以及维持安全住房所需的经济资源，是计划离开或最近已离开施虐者的受虐妇女最为迫切关注的两个问题。亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）常常是导致无家可归和住房不稳定的直接原因或先兆。本研究的目的是探讨受虐妇女在获取经济适用、安全且稳定住房方面的经历。为实现这一目的，成年女性亲密伴侣暴力幸存者回答了有关以下方面的问题：1）为确保住房所采取的步骤；2）离开施虐者后的安全问题；3）获取住房的障碍；以及4）住房和家庭暴力宣传系统针对幸存者住房需求所做出的回应。深入访谈中出现了四个主要主题：1）稳定、经济适用的住房对提高安全性至关重要；2）幸存者面临多种系统性或个人性障碍；3）幸存者制定并运用了一系列富有创造性和机智的策略；4）幸存者确定了各种针对其需求的支持性服务。这些研究结果为住房和家庭暴力服务系统的实践、政策及研究提供了参考，强调要通过合作来满足幸存者及其家庭复杂的安全和稳定住房需求，尤其是在2008年美国经济危机及随后的衰退对住房产生影响之后。
