Faced with a homeless services system largely built for men, women experiencing domestic abuse may find themselves choosing between violence and the street.

To understand the impact of domestic violence on women’s housing stability, the Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team surveyed 150 women from July through October 2024 across eleven women’s daytime and overnight shelters throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Content warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of domestic violence. If you are experiencing ... conducted at women’s shelters in Salem, Oregon, about 25 miles north of Albany ...

To understand the impact of domestic ... Portland, Oregon. During those sessions, guests anonymously talked with the reporter about their experiences with homelessness, gender-based violence ...

Content warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of domestic violence. If you are experiencing ... conducted at women’s shelters in Salem, Oregon, about 25 miles north of Albany ...

Often, domestic violence and other types of violence play ... The 150 surveys were conducted at women’s shelters in Salem, Oregon, about 25 miles north of Albany and Corvallis, as well as ...

Forcing survivors to litigate their restraining order hearings is a regular reality — and a gaping fault in a system that continues to fail battered women, advocates say.

A man in Salem was arrested after his domestic partner, who had been reported missing, was found dead in a parking lot with a gunshot wound to the head.