Child Welfare Information Gateway
Skip to main content
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  • Administration for Children & Families
  • Children's Bureau
Child Welfare Information Gateway
REPORT ABUSE OR
NEGLECT
FIND HELP WITH A
PERSONAL SITUATION   

Home Topics Publications Library State Resources More Tools & Resources News & Events
REPORT ABUSE OR
NEGLECT
FIND HELP WITH A
PERSONAL SITUATION   
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Chat
  • Free Subscriptions
  • Resources in Spanish
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Chat
  • Resources in Spanish
  • Shopping Cart
  • Home
  • Topics
    • Family-Centered Practice
      • Philosophy and Key Elements of Family-Centered Practice
      • Family-Centered Practice Across the Service Continuum
      • Engaging Families
      • Family-Centered Casework Practice
      • Family Group Decision-Making
      • Engaging Communities to Support Families
      • Creating a Family-Centered Agency Culture
    • Child Abuse & Neglect
      • Definitions of Child Abuse & Neglect
      • Identification of Child Abuse & Neglect
      • Risk Factors That Contribute to Child Abuse and Neglect
      • People Who Engage in Child Abuse or Neglect
      • Impact of Child Abuse & Neglect
      • Child Abuse & Neglect Fatalities
    • Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect
      • National Child Abuse Prevention Month
      • Overview: Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect
      • Promoting Child & Family Well-Being
      • Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Programs
      • Public Awareness & Creating Supportive Communities
      • Developing & Sustaining Prevention Programs
      • Evidence-Based Practice for Child Abuse Prevention
      • Evaluating Prevention Programs
    • Responding to Child Abuse & Neglect
      • Introduction to Responding to Child Abuse & Neglect
      • Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
      • Assessment in Child Protection
      • Differential Response in Child Protective Services
      • Child Protection Casework Practice
      • Responding to Child Maltreatment Near Fatalities and Fatalities
      • Trauma-Informed Practice in Child Welfare
      • Collaborative Responses to Child Abuse & Neglect
    • Supporting & Preserving Families
      • Supporting Families With Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
      • Introduction to Family Support and Preservation
      • In-Home Services Involved With Child Protection
      • Family Support Services
      • Resources for Managers of Family Support and Preservation Services
      • Family Preservation Services
    • Out-of-Home Care
      • National Foster Care Month
      • Overview: Out-of-Home Care
      • Foster Care
      • Group and Residential Care
      • Kinship Care
      • Casework Practice in Out-of-Home Care
      • Transition to Adulthood and Independent Living
      • Placement Decisions
      • Resources for Foster Families
    • Achieving & Maintaining Permanency
      • Overview: Achieving & Maintaining Permanency
      • Reunifying Families
      • Recruiting and Retaining Resource Families
      • Permanency With Relatives and Kin
      • Guardianship
      • Permanency for Specific Youth Populations
      • Legal and Court Issues in Permanency
      • Interjurisdictional Placements
      • Working With Children, Youth, and Families in Permanency Planning
      • Working With Children, Youth, and Families After Permanency
      • Resources for Administrators and Managers About Permanency
      • Resources for Families About Permanency
    • Adoption
      • National Adoption Month
      • Children's Bureau Adoption Call to Action
      • All-In Foster Adoption Challenge
      • Adoption and Guardianship Assistance by State
      • Introduction to Adoption
      • Ethical Issues in Adoption
      • For Adopted People
      • For Adoption Program Managers & Administrators
      • For Expectant Parents Considering Adoption and Birth Parents
      • How to Adopt
      • Laws Related to Adoption
      • Parenting After Adoption
      • Postplacement Adoption Casework Practice
      • Preplacement Adoption Casework Practice
      • Search & Reunion in Adoption
    • Management & Supervision
      • Administering & Managing Child Welfare Agencies & Programs
      • Child Welfare Practice Improvement
      • Disaster Preparedness & Response
      • Ethical Practice & Client Rights
      • Evaluating Program and Practice Effectiveness
      • Funding
      • Information Systems & Data
      • Supervising Child Welfare Services
      • System Reform
      • Training
      • Workforce
    • Systemwide
      • Assessment
      • Behavioral Health & Wellness
      • Courts
      • Cultural Responsiveness
      • Diverse Populations and Communities
      • Domestic Violence
      • Human Trafficking
      • Laws & Policies
      • Service Array
      • Statistics
      • Well-Being
      • Youth
  • Publications
    • Publications Series
    • Browse by Topic
    • Browse by Title
    • índice de Títulos en Español (Spanish Title Index)
  • Library
    • Library Search Help
    • Library Services
  • State Resources
    • State Statutes
    • National Foster Care & Adoption Directory
    • State Guides & Manuals Search
    • State-Related Organizations Lists
    • Adoption and Guardianship Assistance by State
  • More Tools & Resources
    • Related Organizations
    • Learning Center
    • Resources From the Children's Bureau
      • Children's Bureau Discretionary Grants
      • The Story of the Children's Bureau
      • Children's Bureau Video Series
    • Child Welfare Information Gateway Podcast Series
    • Multimedia
      • Videos
      • Webinars
    • Family Engagement Inventory
  • News & Events
    • Free Subscriptions
    • Adoption Triad
    • Children's Bureau Express (CBX)
    • The Grantee Connection
    • New on Information Gateway
    • New From the Children's Bureau
    • Event Calendar
  • Home
  • Topics
  • Systemwide
  • Domestic Violence
  • Casework Practice With Families Affected by Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence and Co-Occurring Issues
  • Domestic Violence and Housing

Domestic Violence and Housing

The following resources address children, youth, and families affected by domestic violence who are homeless or who are experiencing problems with housing.

16 Things You May Not Know About Housing for Survivors  
National Network to End Domestic Violence (2017) 
Presents facts about the intersection of domestic violence and housing for survivors. 

Domestic Violence and Homelessness
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (2015)
Describes domestic violence as the leading cause of homelessness in the country and examines steps that State and Federal program leaders can take to address intimate partner violence. 

Domestic Violence and Homelessness: Statistics (2016) 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau (2016) 
Offers statistics on the need for safe housing for domestic violence survivors and on domestic violence and homelessness in the United States. 

Housing First Pilot Helps Domestic Violence Survivors 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2019) 
Outlines pilot projects using the Housing First model that have had success in securing housing for survivors of domestic violence and their family members. 

Housing Needs of Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking (PDF - 490 KB) 
McLaughlin & Fox (2019) 
National Low Income Housing Coalition 
Reviews how domestic violence is a significant factor in homelessness, especially for Native American and African American women, and summarizes programs responding to the housing needs of domestic violence survivors. 

The Intersection of Homelessness and Domestic Violence [Video]
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (2017) 
Showcases the connections between domestic violence and the need for safe, affordable housing for survivors. Understanding this connection and delivering services that allow survivors to find safe housing to recover from violence and move forward is essential. 

The Intimate Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Homelessness
Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness (2018)
Explores the connection between domestic violence and homelessness using New York City as an example. The article presents information on what survivors should do if they cannot get away, how to achieve safety without financial security, how to help children, and more. 

Positive Outcomes for Victims of Domestic Violence and Families Through Housing First Pilot Program
Gosselin (2015)
Funders Together to End Homelessness 
Presents the results of a five-year pilot program testing a survivor-centered approach to preventing homelessness for victims of domestic violence and their families. The results were positive and showed 96 percent of survivors remained in stable housing after 18 months. 

Safe Housing for Domestic Violence Survivors Is More Than Shelter
Hacskaylo, Marcus, Menard, & Sullivan (2018) 
Housing Matters 
Discusses safe housing as a priority for domestic violence survivors and how reducing financial barriers can help with finding affordable housing. 

Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Solicitation (PDF - 519 KB)
Office on Violence Against Women (2019)
Focuses on a holistic, victim-centered approach to provide transitional housing services that move individuals into permanent housing. 

Transitional Housing Programs and Empowering Survivors of Domestic Violence
Rogers (2019)
U.S. Department of Justice
Highlights 19 transitional housing programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act that are working to help survivors of domestic violence find support services and a safe place to stay.

Why Domestic Violence Survivors Need Long-Term Housing Adapted to Their Special Needs
Hetling & Botein (2017)
Scholars Strategy Network 
Stresses the importance of housing for domestic violence survivors and how safe and affordable housing models designed for survivors of domestic violence have found success and are beginning to spread across the country. 

(Back to Top)

Spotlight On

Domestic Violence and Homelessness

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2019)

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Resources for Multifamily Assisted Housing

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2017)

Children and Youth

Safe Housing Partnerships

Children's Bureau - An office of the Administration for Children and Families

Child Welfare Information Gateway is a service of the

  • Children’s Bureau
  • Administration for Children and Families
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
↑ Back to top
  • HOME
  • TOPICS
    • Family-Centered Practice
    • Child Abuse & Neglect
    • Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect
    • Responding to Child Abuse & Neglect
    • Supporting & Preserving Families
    • Out-of-Home Care
    • Achieving & Maintaining Permanency
    • Adoption
    • Management & Supervision
    • Systemwide
  • National Initiatives
    • National Adoption Month
    • National Child Abuse Prevention Month
    • National Foster Care Month
  • Publications
    • Publications Series
    • Browse by Title
    • Browse by Topic
    • Índice de Títulos en Español
  • Library
    • Search the Library
  • State Resources
    • State Statutes
    • National Foster Care & Adoption Directory
    • State Guides & Manuals
    • State Related Organizations Lists
    • Adoption Assistance by State
  • More Tools & Resources
    • Related Organizations
    • Learning Center
    • Children's Bureau Resources
    • Information Gateway Podcast
    • Multimedia
    • Family Engagement Inventory
  • NEWS AND EVENTS
    • New on Information Gateway
    • New From the Children's Bureau
    • Event Calendar
  • ABOUT US
    • How to Report Child Abuse or Neglect
    • Find Help With a Personal Situation
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Glossary
    • Search A to Z
  • Contact Us
    • 1-800-394-3366
    • info@childwelfare.gov
    • Subscribe to Free Updates
    • Chat With Us
  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Follow us on YouTube
  • POLICIES & HELPFUL LINKS
    • Disclaimer and Policies
    • Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility
    • FOIA requests
    • No FEAR Act data
    • Office of the Inspector General
    • Performance reports
    • Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
    • USA.gov
    • Download Acrobat Reader
  • ↑ Back to top