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1. 1. “Even if they live a destructive life, at least they won´t die” A qualitative study of how social workers at housing facilities for individuals in homelessness and substance abuse perceive and act upon violence against women

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Vilhelmina Tuxen-Meyer; [2020-09-10]
   Keywords : Homelessness; Substance abuse; Housing facility; Shelter; Housing; Women; Violence against women; Intimate partner violence; Sweden.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is, from a Swedish point of view, to investigate and analyse how social workers at housing facilities for people in homelessness and substance abuse perceive and act upon violence against women. Previous research demonstrates that women in substance abuse are more commonly subjected to violence than women without substance abuse. READ MORE