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Women and homelessness
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A woman's experience of homelessness may differ greatly from a man's. When women are made homeless they may use strategies of 'invisibility' to protect themselves, meaning they do not appear in rough sleeping counts or access services. However, many of these women are also be extremely vulnerable. Statistics indicate that 63% of homeless women have experienced domestic violence and 40% have been sexually abused. These are vulnerable women who are often in need of specialist services.
Events | Resources | Policy and Research |
Events
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Resources
- London refuges that will accept women with problematic substance use, subject to assessment, compiled by the Stella Project
- Women in London - training & funding for women's projects in London
Voluntary organisations
- Greater London Domestic Violence Project - Second tier service for DV sector.
- Rights of women - advice, training and resources
- Drugscope Using Women campaign - on women imprisoned for drugs offences
- Eaves Housing - housing and work around violence against women, trafficking and prostitution
- The Hideout - Women's Aid's national domestic violence website for children and young people.
- Refuge - freephone helpline, advice and accommodation
- Women's Aid - accommodation and campaigning work to support women suffering domestic violence
- Women's Link - advice, accommodation and prisons work
- Women's resource centre - resources, training, advice for capacity building within womens voluntary organisations
Funding
- Funding to Combat Violence Against Children, Young People and Women - European Commission programme.
- Funding to Tackle Domestic Violence - from Nationwide foundation
- Women in London funding - list of funding opportunities for women's projects
- Elizabeth Nuffield Education Fund - gives grants for women studying to improve thier employment prospects
Policy and research
- Homeless Women: still being failed yet struggling to survive - Crisis report, 2006
- Women and hostel provision in London - Report from the Lilith project.
- Domestic violence and substance use: overlapping issues in separate services? - Briefing published by the GLA and supported by the Stella Project
- Alcohol and drugs in London: Improving options for women - Conference report published by the GLA.
- Second London Domestic Violence Strategy - GLA strategy (November 2005)
- Housing options for women - GLA report (October 2001)
- Cognitive Skills Programmes: Impact on reducing reconviction among female prisoners - Home Office Research
- London Domestic Violence Strategy Consultation - July 2005
- Paying the price consultation - Homelessness and prostitution