Date Approved
2013
Date Posted
10-18-2013
Degree Type
Open Access Senior Honors Thesis
Department or School
Social Work
First Advisor
Dr. Barbara Walters
Second Advisor
Dr. Yvette Colon
Abstract
The project goal was to conduct a needs assessment concerning what factors were most important to survivors of domestic violence in terms of post-shelter living. A review of the literature on domestic violence research indicated a lack of studies focusing on long term stability planning. A survey was developed to be distributed among survivors living in a domestic violence shelter. The survey asked the survivors to rate how imp01iant different categories of services of post-shelter living were to them. These categories were: Housing, Education/Employment, Access to Community Services, Services for Children, and Healthcare. The survivors were then asked how important specific services within these categories were to them. While the survey was distributed to survivors at one domestic violence shelter, many barriers prevented any data from being analyzed. This thesis will explore those barriers and possible ways in which future research might overcome them.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Amber, "Residents of a domestic violence shelter: A needs assessment for post-shelter living" (2013). Senior Honors Theses and Projects. 363.
https://commons.emich.edu/honors/363