There is a movement toward permanent housing as an alternative to emergency shelter for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). Through a case study, this article illuminates the challenges survivors encountered at multiple levels after being offered one of 25 permanent housing choice vouchers (HCVs) as part of the Survivors Achieving Stable Housing project. Obtaining an HCV is a complicated and lengthy process; survivors transitioning from emergency shelter may face time limits on shelter stays while awaiting this permanent housing option. This article identifies challenges, such as difficulties with landlords, moving costs, and a lack of affordable housing, similar to issues reported in previous research. However, specific to IPV survivors, intersecting U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 47) policies led to challenges in implementing and interpreting rules and guidance for IPV survivors. Survivor safety from an abusive partner and across other aspects of their lives is of particular concern to survivors as they consider housing options. Given the overlap of homelessness and IPV, social workers in both systems must be knowledgeable about the intersecting issues survivors face as well as the policies affecting them so they can advocate effectively for their clients.

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获得稳定住房的幸存者：实施、挑战和经验教训

作为亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 幸存者的紧急避难所的替代方案，人们正在向永久住房迈进。通过案例研究，本文阐明了幸存者在获得作为幸存者实现稳定住房项目的一部分的 25 个永久住房选择券 (HCV) 之一后在多个层面遇到的挑战。获得 HCV 是一个复杂而漫长的过程；从紧急避难所过渡的幸存者在等待这种永久住房选择时可能面临住所的时间限制。本文确定了与之前研究报告的问题类似的挑战，例如房东的困难、搬家成本和缺乏经济适用房。然而，特定于 IPV 幸存者，与美国相交 住房和城市发展部以及 2013 年暴力侵害妇女行为重新授权法案（第 47 条）的政策导致在实施和解释针对 IPV 幸存者的规则和指南方面遇到挑战。幸存者在考虑住房选择时特别关注来自施虐伴侣的幸存者安全以及他们生活的其他方面的安全。鉴于无家可归和 IPV 的重叠，两个系统中的社会工作者必须了解幸存者面临的交叉问题以及影响他们的政策，以便他们能够有效地为他们的客户辩护。幸存者在考虑住房选择时特别关注来自施虐伴侣的幸存者安全以及他们生活的其他方面的安全。鉴于无家可归和 IPV 的重叠，两个系统中的社会工作者必须了解幸存者面临的交叉问题以及影响他们的政策，以便他们能够有效地为他们的客户辩护。幸存者在考虑住房选择时特别关注来自施虐伴侣的幸存者安全以及他们生活的其他方面的安全。鉴于无家可归和 IPV 的重叠，两个系统中的社会工作者必须了解幸存者面临的交叉问题以及影响他们的政策，以便他们能够有效地为他们的客户辩护。