When the Roof Falls In: How Violence Impacts Housing Stability
“When the Roof Falls In” is a 2020 to 2021 research project that identifies intersections of gender-based violence and housing insecurity.
The project was a collaboration between four partnership organizations, Alice House, Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia, The Marguerite Centre, and YWCA Halifax
The project identified four dominant themes related to housing insecurity for women experiencing violence through partnership focus groups, in-depth interviews with eleven frontline workers, and a meaning making session with participants and stakeholders
From these sessions, “When the Roof Falls In” developed recommendations to programs and interventions that disrupt cycles of violence and housing destabilization, improve organizational support for victims and survivors of violence, and shift systemic policies to better respond to the needs of women, address barriers to services, and promote gender equality in Nova Scotia.
“When the Roof Falls In” was funded by the government-led Standing Together grant to support learning and developing best practices in preventing domestic violence, supporting survivors and victims, and disrupting cycles of gender-based violence in Nova Scotia.