One week after President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act, the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty has released a new report showing that state action is still urgently needed to prevent homelessness for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. In some areas of the country, one in four homeless adults report domestic violence as a cause of their homelessness.There’s No Place Like Home provides a comprehensive examination of the canon of state laws designed to address housing instability for survivors.
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