Meeting Survivors' Needs Research Project

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Published

November 01, 2011

New Resources Added

January 17, 2019

Author(s)

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) and the University of Connecticut School of Social Work reports data that documents how well local domestic violence programs are addressing the needs of those reaching out to them for assistance. This substantial data collection effort involved 90 urban, rural and suburban community-based domestic violence programs and nearly 1,500 domestic violence survivors surveyed in 2010 about their experiences seeking and receiving non-residential domestic violence services.

This study complements the Meeting Survivors' Needs: A Multi-State Study of Domestic Violence Shelter Experiences (2008), a survey of survivors of domestic violence who were in shelter. The Shelter Study was also conducted by the University of Connecticut of Social Work, in collaboration with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence.

This collection complies information and resources from both studies, documenting our movement work to provide both residential and non-residential services to survivors of domestic violence and their loved ones.

For questions or comments related to the Meeting Survivors' Needs Research Project, please contact research@nrcdv.org.

Meeting Survivors' Needs: A Multi-State Study of Domestic Violence Shelter Experiences

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NRCDV Publications

General Material

Published Date

October, 2008

Publisher(s)

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)

Author(s)

Eleanor Lyon

Shannon Lane

Anne Menard

This groundbreaking study provides important insights into the role that shelters play in survivors' efforts to escape violence and abuse. Results capture the voices and experiences of over 3,400 shelter residents in 215 programs across eight states.

This study was designed to meet the following goals:

Obtain information from a diverse sample of domestic violence survivors about their experiences in residential shelter programs.
Learn more about what domestic violence survivors want when they come to shelter programs.
Learn more about the extent to which survivors have had their expectations met during their shelter stay.
Learn more about survivors' assessment of immediate outcomes associated with their shelter stay.
Learn more about how survivors' experiences, needs and immediate outcomes vary across demographic and shelter program characteristics.
Develop recommendations for shelter programs across the country for how they might improve their services.

Meeting Survivors' Needs: A Multi-State Study of Domestic Violence Shelter Experiences was conducted by Dr. Eleanor Lyon of the University of Connecticut's Institute for Violence Prevention and Reduction at the School of Social Work in conjunction with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. The study was funded through NIJ grant # 2007-IJ-CX-K022 with support from the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program.

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