Violence Against Women Issue

Women?s Homel essness From th e Edge of Despai r Melanie Bublyk delves deep into t he link bet ween homelessness and domest ic violence. ?Dom est ic violen ce h as been iden t if ied as a m ajor cau se of w om en an d ch ildr en becom in g h om eless, especially w h en t h er e is in su f f icien t pr ot ect ion by law en f or cem en t of f icials or by t h e legal syst em it self . Con ver sely, f ear of h om elessn ess m igh t com pel w om en t o r em ain in abu sive r elat ion sh ips?.

OHCHR/ UN-Habit at ?Hom eless people ar e u su ally st igm at ised an d blam ed f or t h eir sit u at ion , bu t w om en w h o ar e h om eless car r y m u lt iple st igm as an d labels, w h ich m ak e it dif f icu lt t o ask f or h elp an d can be a ver y sign if ican t bar r ier f or r ecover y f r om h om elessn ess?.

Hom eless in Eu r ope: Per spect ives on Wom en?s Hom elessn ess