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Pushed Out: LA's Unhoused Women
We are exploring why domestic or intimate partner violence is the biggest reason women experience homelessness in L.A. County.
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More than 50% of unhoused women are survivors of domestic violence. -
Power over resources is another form of domestic abuse. -
Domestic violence is the leading cause of women becoming unhoused. But it's rarely included in homelessness policy. -
We reached out to local service providers for suggestions. Here are the resources they shared. If it is an emergency, call 911. -
We answer questions you may have about our approach to reporting "Pushed Out: How Domestic Violence Became The No. 1 Cause of Women's Homelessness in LA
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The spending change would prioritize housing for homeless people, which children’s mental health advocates fear will cut their funding. -
We dive deeper into the hurdles veterans face to secure housing in L.A. Specifically, income limit restrictions, and how this leaves the most disabled veterans — those who need housing and services most — ineligible for most VA housing. -
“Band-Aids are good … But what we really want to do is stop the bleed,” said the study’s lead researcher. “There is no medicine as powerful as housing.” -
When L.A.'s waitlist opened last fall, 30,000 applicants landed a spot. Many are now wondering how their monthly payments will be calculated. -
Across L.A. County, about 3,000 young people experience homelessness or housing insecurity. Host families are helping to bring down those numbers. -
Skid Row Housing Trust receiver Mark Adams told the judge if he can’t secure operational funding soon, security guards will walk off the job. -
After California’s largest home insurance provider said it wouldn’t issue new policies, consumer and insurance industry groups have ideas for what they’d like to see California do. Here’s the debate over four of those ideas. -
More than 170,000 people are homeless in California. Some Democrats want to make the state the nation’s first to declare housing a human right, but opponents worry it would be costly. -
New findings from LAist are adding to a growing list of questions swirling around Mark Adams who was tapped to oversee the Skid Row Housing Trust. -
Renters at Barrington Plaza want a judge to block their multibillion-dollar landlord from evicting them under California’s Ellis Act.
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