Part Two: Measuring the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness
Department and Center Events
Housing instability and intimate partner violence (IPV) are mutually reinforcing, and compromise community safety and stability. The annual DV Counts! Census conducted by NNEDV reports an average of 60% of requests for unmet needs are attributable to survivor requests for shelter or housing that is not available. Yet, survivors of IPV are consistently undercounted in HUD’s annual point-in-time and housing inventory counts, which has implications for how housing resources are distributed.
Join us on March 6 at 3PM for a webinar highlighting how local Continuums of Care and housing programs can work more collaboratively to ensure that IPV survivors experiencing homelessness are included in national counts in a way that protects their confidentiality and safety. Featuring remarks from HUD’s Director of Gender Based Violence Prevention and Equity, Karlo Ng; new research led by Michele Decker, Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Women’s Health and Gender Equity; and practice considerations from Janice Miller, Senior Housing Associate at Technical Assistance Collaborative, this webinar will include guidance on identifying and engaging your local Victim Service Providers in a mutually beneficial partnership that strengthens your community’s coordinated response to address homelessness and housing instability for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
