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This document gives a brief overview of homelessness, the impact of trauma on homeless children, and ways homeless shelter programs can provide services to homeless families who have been exposed to trauma.

Provides an overview of a six-year research project on family homelessness and poverty in Massachusetts. This document focuses on findings from the study about the prevalence and impact of violence among homeless women and includes information about the impact of both childhood and adult victimization on this population.

Alaska ranks first in the nation in the rate of women killed by men. Ranked behind Alaska are: Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Wyoming, South Carolina, Tennessee, Delaware, North Carolina, and Alabama. Nationally the rate was 1.37 per 100,000.

Note: The parameters for this study are limited to females murdered by males in single victim/single offender incidents.

The study summary provides victim rates for intimate partner homicide by age, sex (male, female), race (Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, White, Black), place of residence, community population size, state, geographic location, month or year killed, weapon type used, and type of intimate partner relationship (spouse, ex-spouse, common-law spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, same-sex). The analysis also comments on related research findings from other studies to compare rates of fatal versus nonfatal intimate partner violence.

Includes facts about strangulation and definitions of related terms.