Most women who have experienced homelessness report experiencing violence from strangers. Transgender women find they face additional challenges.

Forcing survivors to litigate their restraining order hearings is a regular reality — and a gaping fault in a system that continues to fail battered women, advocates say.

Content warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of domestic violence ... found to be common among women surveyed in Pacific Northwest homeless shelters. The 150 surveys were conducted ...

To understand the impact of domestic violence on women’s housing stability, the Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team surveyed 150 women from July through October 2024 across eleven women’s daytime and overnight shelters throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Faced with a homeless services system largely built for men, women experiencing domestic abuse may find themselves choosing between violence and the street.

Lonness divides her life into four main acts of violence. Content warning ... daytime and overnight homeless shelters across the Pacific Northwest. A majority — 57% — said they had been ...

Often, domestic ... violence victims to protect their safety and identity. Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team surveyed 150 women at daytime and overnight homeless shelters across the ...

The Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team surveyed 150 women from July through October 2024 across eleven women’s daytime and overnight shelters throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Forcing survivors to litigate their restraining order hearings is a regular reality — and a gaping fault in a system that continues to fail battered women, advocates say.

To break free from the domestic abuse and to protect her children, Rachel experienced homelessness in hopes of something safer on the other side.

Most cities, such as Portland where Michelle now lives, do not offer many safe, clean, accessible or free restrooms despite public health experts acknowledging the very real, very ordinary need.

Women experience unique causes of housing instability and challenges when experiencing homelessness, according to a survey conducted by Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism team.