Executive Summary - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IS A PRECURSOR TO HOMELESSNESS

To better understand the experiences of survivors of IPV who are currently experiencing homelessness, the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative analyzed data related to IPV in the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH)—the largest representative study of homelessness since the mid- 1990s. [...] Among participants who reported IPV A PRECURSOR TO HOMELESSNESS in the six months prior to homelessness, the median Experiencing intimate partner violence places monthly household income in that same period a person at risk of homelessness by disrupting was $1000. [...] Among survivors who experienced IPV ▛ Intimate partner violence prior to homelessness in the period prior to homelessness, 40% indicated is common. [...] during the current episode of homelessness were less Among participants who reported IPV in the six likely to report having stayed in DV shelters: 2% months prior to homelessness, 73% believed that spent most nights in a DV shelter; 5% spent at least a shallow monthly subsidy would have staved off one night in a DV shelter. [...] experiencing homelessness ▛ ▛ Survivors spent most of their time during Promote equity in responses to intimate homelessness unsheltered; this increased their partner violence vulnerability to future violence.