SHELTERS AND ALTERNATIVE ACCOMODATION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
Shelter for Women and Girls at Risk of or
Survivors of Violence
Principle Authors:
Project Leader and Writer: Tracy Gierman
Lead Writer/Researcher: Arla Liska
Expert Advisor: Jan Reimer
Canadian Network Member Advisors:
Ellen Ridgeway, Prince Edward Island Family Violence Prevention Services Inc.
Diane Delaney, Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan
Special thanks:
Sunita Caminha and Dina Deligiorgis, UN Women
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Secondary Authors:
Nadine Wathen, University of Western Ontario (Canada)
Anna-Maria Neppel, St¨¦phanie B¨¦dard, Joyce Goodhand and Stephanie Moore, Canadian Network of
Women¡¯s Shelters & Transition Houses (Canada)
Jennifer Fraser, University of Ottawa (Canada)
Joy Medori, Alberta Council of Women¡¯s Shelters (Canada)
Merrill Cooper, Independent Consultant (Canada)
Julie Brown, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Kathy Cairns, Independent Consultant (Canada)
Technical Consultants:
Pam Kapoor, Editor (Canada)
Nancy Roberts, Information Specialist (Canada)
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Reviewers:
Fabrizia Falcione, Women Human Rights Unit, UN Women (Palestine)
Cynthia Fraser, National Network to End Domestic Violence (United States of America)
Maria Margarita Guill¨¦ Tamayo, La Red Interamericana de refugios, RIRE (Mexico)
Dr. Khola Iram, The Women Protection Project (Pakistan)
Gu?r¨²n J¨®nsd¨®ttir, St¨ªgam¨®t and Nordic Baltic Network (Iceland)
Rosa Logar, Women Against Violence Europe (Austria)
Annette Natukunda Mukiga, Rwanda Women Network (Rwanda)
Nguyen Van Anh, Center for Applied Sciences in Gender (CSAGA) (Vietnam)
Julie Oberin, WESNET and Australian Women Against Violence Alliance (Australia)
Dr. Susanna Vardanyan, Women¡¯s Rights Center & ASTRA Central and Eastern European Women's
Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (Armenia)
Special thanks to the members of the Global Network of Women¡¯s Shelters for participating in module
development activities in conjunction with the GNWS board meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
March 2011.
Shelter Module March 2013
I.
INTRODUCTION
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Overview
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Why shelters are important
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The history and origin of women¡¯s sheltering
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Forms of shelter and alternative accommodation
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Shelter services in brief
What is known about shelters and safe spaces (the evidence base)
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II.
III.
Background
Shelters and shelter-specific services
? Overall shelter effectiveness
? Help-seeking, safety planning and access to services
? Counseling and social support
Shelter outreach and other community-based services
Knowledge gaps
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Main challenges
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Key strategies
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
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Safety and security should be central to all aspects of accommodation and
services
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Programmes should reflect the voice of survivors, promoting women¡¯s
empowerment and right to self-determination
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Shelters should be operated by independent women¡¯s organizations
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Services should be open to all women and appropriately tailored to the
diverse needs of those seeking support
PLANNING AND DESIGN
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Getting started
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Developing a programme framework
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Establishing a shelter facility
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General considerations
Establishing the legal basis
Advocacy
Fundraising
Developing the outline of a shelter operations plan
Location and infrastructure planning
Layout and design
Operations
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Staffing and management
Programme budgeting
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IV.
Documentation and records management
Safeguarding personal information
IMPLEMENTATION
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National legal frameworks and public policies
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General considerations
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Ensure relevant laws are in place
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Develop or improve national or sub-national action plans or policies
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Protocols/guidelines and standardization
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Standards and regulations
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Rights and responsibilities
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Practices to promote accessibility for all women and girls
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Overview
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Women from diverse cultures
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Women with children
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Adolescents and girls
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Women with disabilities
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Older women
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Mental health and substance abuse
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Humanitarian settings
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Specialized shelters for various forms of violence
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General considerations
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Domestic and sexual violence
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Trafficking
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Harmful practices
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Alternative accommodation
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Overview
Safe homes
Emergency safe spaces
Confidential private accommodation
Sanctuary schemes
? General considerations
? Needs assessment and support planning
Safety and protection services
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Overview
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Security strategies and features in shelter facilities
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Arrival procedures and practices
? General considerations
? Providing information on shelter services
? Requesting informed consent
? Gathering registration information
Crisis intervention
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? Overview
? Techniques
? Models
Help line services
? Overview
? Establishing and operating help lines
? Training and supervision of staff and volunteers
Risk assessment
? Overview
? Risk of lethality
? Risk of re-assault
? Tools
Safety planning
? Overview
? Conducting safety planning
? Tools
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Counseling and support services
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Overview
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Individual counseling
? General Guidance
? Techniques
? Processes
? Tools
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Online counseling
? Background
? Organizational readiness
? Safety and confidentiality
? Techniques
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Trauma response and support
? Background
? Staff knowledge and skills
? Techniques
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Support groups
? Background
? Planning
? Facilitating and managing the group
? Addressing challenges
? Tools
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Case planning
? Background
? Practices
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Advocacy and coordinated community responses
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Overview
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Systems Advocacy
? Background
? Domestic Violence
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? Trafficking
Individual Advocacy
? Background
? Practices
? Legal advocacy
Social and economic supports
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Overview
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Economic development and opportunities
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Safe and affordable housing
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Community outreach and awareness
? Outreach to raise awareness
? Outreach during transition from shelter
? Safety for outreach workers
V.
Monitoring and Evaluation
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Why monitoring and evaluation are important
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General considerations
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Developing a monitoring and evaluation framework
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Conducting monitoring and evaluation
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Reporting and applying results
VI.
References
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