How Financial Abuse Leads To and Exacerbates Homelessness
Monday, June 15 th
Time: 1:00 – 2:30
Cost: $40 Non-Members/ $20 Member
CEU’s PENDING
The leading cause of homelessness for women and children is domestic violence. One of the tactics that perpetrators of violence use to destabilize victims is financial abuse which both leads to homelessness and makes recovering from homelessness worse. Perpetrators use this tactic because they often believe that their victim has no place to go- they will be forced to go back to the abusive relationship. This webinar is a must attend for anyone who works in the homeless service delivery system. Participants will leave the training having learned the following:
- How the dynamics of domestic violence intersect with homelessness
- What financial abuse is and how it abusers use these tactics lead to poverty and homelessness
- Specific ways to safety plan and provide support to address and combat previous or ongoing financial abuse.
Citations:
Johnson, L., Sherwood, B., & Winter, S. C. (2025). Economic abuse and predatory financial service use among intimate partner violence survivors. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-025-00941-x
Stulz, V., Francis, L., Naidu, A., & O’Reilly, R. (2024). Women escaping domestic violence to achieve safe housing: An integrative review. BMC Women’s Health, 24, 314. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03143-7
Sullivan, C. M., Simmons, C., Guerrero, M., et al. (2023). Domestic Violence Housing First Model and Association With Survivors’ Housing Stability, Safety, and Well-being Over 2 Years. JAMA Network Open, 6(6), e2320213. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20213