Violence against women and homelessness (2025)

March 2025

Every week in Northern Ireland, a woman faces an impossible decision: remain trapped with her abuser or risk entering a homelessness system that often exposes her to further harm. Violence Against Women and Homelessness, a report in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, exposes the stark reality of how existing support systems not only fail to protect women in abusive situations but, in some cases, actively worsen their plight

View Report & Summary (external link Heriot Watt University)

Watch the illustration, and hear Lynne NcMordie talk about the findings.

Categories: Key Policy and Strategy Resources
Tags: domestic abuse, Northern Ireland
Author: Lynne McMordie, Sarah Johnsen, Suzanne Fitzpatrick
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