Domestic violence (DV) is a leading cause of homelessness for women, yet many DV agencies are just beginning to focus on helping clients stabilize their housing situations. The purpose of this study was to better understand the contexts and service needs of unstably housed and homeless DV survivors, to promote more efficient and successful service matching from DV agencies. We examined whether DV survivors could be grouped by particular features, histories, and contextual factors, and how these group differences impacted what they needed from DV agencies. The sample included 406 homeless and unstably housed DV survivors who had recently sought DV services. Latent class analysis supported the identification of four distinct classes: (1) highest disadvantages service seeker, (2) moderate disadvantages—criminal legal system service seeker, (3) moderate disadvantages service seeker, and (4) lower disadvantages service seeker. Additionally, we were able to profile each class, and test the types of services survivors in each class needed from agencies.

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检查对无家可归和不稳定的家庭暴力幸存者服务需求的背景影响

家庭暴力 (DV) 是女性无家可归的主要原因，但许多 DV 机构才刚刚开始专注于帮助客户稳定住房状况。本研究的目的是更好地了解不稳定住房和无家可归的 DV 幸存者的背景和服务需求，以促进 DV 机构更有效和成功的服务匹配。我们检查了 DV 幸存者是否可以按特定特征、历史和背景因素进行分组，以及这些群体差异如何影响他们对 DV 机构的需求。样本包括最近寻求 DV 服务的 406 名无家可归和住房不稳定的 DV 幸存者。潜在类别分析支持确定四个不同类别：（1）最高劣势服务寻求者，（2）中等劣势——刑事法律系统服务寻求者，(3) 中等劣势服务寻求者，和 (4) 低劣势服务寻求者。此外，我们能够分析每个班级，并测试机构需要的每个班级的服务幸存者类型。