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“Access to housing assistance is critical for DV survivors. Without it, they often struggle to both afford a place to live and with finding landlords willing to rent to them.” — Voices from the Domestic Violence Field

#1Thing has taken Domestic Violence Awareness Month by storm. The unified messaging campaign, developed by NRCDV's Domestic Violence Awareness Project, has been adopted by advocates, agencies, universities, governments, businesses, advocates, law enforcement, students, hospitals, and so many more. 

For many survivors, their ability to access financial resources and to meet their very basic needs is fundamental to determining whether they can safely leave an abusive relationship.

Women also remain under-represented at every level, especially women of color, the study found.

Under the latest guidelines, physicians would ask women of reproductive age during appointments if they have experienced violence at the hands of someone they know. Women who indicate they have would then be referred for further services, such as counseling or home visits.

Nearly three in four survivors (73 percent) of intimate partner violence report that they stayed with an abusive partner longer than they wanted or returned to them for economic reasons, according to the findings of a new survey released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.