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Home Isnât A Guarantee For Survivors Fleeing Domestic Abusers During COVID-19
Survivors of intimate partner and sexual violence experience housing insecurity at disproportionate rates and as a direct result of the violence theyâve endured. The pandemic has made it unimaginably worse.
ILLUSTRATION: ISABELLA CARAPELLA/HUFFPOST; PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES
Angela estimated that she and her four children have moved 10 times since they fled her abusive husband in 2017. She doesnât always have the money to move, but when he finds out where they live, she has no choice. One time when he found Angela, he showed up with a handgun, threatened to kill her and the children, and forced her back to their old home.Â