Formative Evaluation Phase: The Continuum of Housing Services for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence, Baltimore, Maryland, 2019-2021 (ICPSR 38227)
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Michele R. Decker, Johns Hopkins University. Bloomberg School of Public Health;
Charvonne N. Holliday, Johns Hopkins University. Bloomberg School of Public Health;
Karen T. Grace, Johns Hopkins University. Bloomberg School of Public Health;
Janice Miller, House of Ruth Maryland
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38227.v1
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Unsafe and unstable housing are among the immediate and longer-term consequences of intimate partner violence (IPV). Significant questions remain as to the most efficient and effective housing models for survivors, particularly for outcomes of revictimization and housing stability. Researchers shared primary data from a prospective study of IPV survivors receiving transitional housing or rapid re-housing at a single program site in Baltimore MD. The study aimed to assess the impact of housing services on safety and housing stability outcomes.
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Access to these data is restricted. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of on-site Transitional Housing (TH) and community-based Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) programs for individuals homeless due to intimate partner violence (IPV).
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The Survey data were collected at baseline and 3-month intervals through 6-month follow-up via computer assisted REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture), a secure, web-based application, to maximize participant comfort and confidentiality. Following informed consent, baseline data collection was administered by trained study staff in a private area, or remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. Follow-up data collection was predominantly conducted remotely; a survey link was sent to email or phone following verification of contact information. Participants received stipend gift cards ($15 at baseline, $20 at 3 months, and $25 at 6 months), a modest package of household items such as washcloths and sponges (baseline only), and information on violence and health resources.
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Recruitment was conducted via convenience sampling from June 2019-December 2020. Potential participants were referred by their service coordinator. Eligible participants were 18 years of age or older, self-identified as female, received either RRH or TH support services, experienced physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) or fear of partner violence in the year prior to enrolled in Transitional Housing (TH) or community-based Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) and able to complete study activities in English.
Receipt of RRH services was defined as being actively housed and receiving rent checks. These procedures generated a total of number 70 participants (n=59 RRH and n=11 TH), of whom 82.9 percent (58/70) were retained at 3-month follow-up, and 81.4 percent (57/70) were retained at 6-month follow-up. Retention was non- differential to demographics and key baseline housing and violence-related assessments.
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Intimate partner violence survivors receiving housing support in Baltimore, Maryland.
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This study contained one dataset (DS1) with 955 variables. The data set included questions such as; if the participants had troubles with their landlord, if they have been served eviction notice, if their lives feel stable, their relationship with their partners, if they have been sexually or physically abused by their partners, their health, mental and emotional status.
The dataset also included additional demographic variables such as: age, gender, race, relationship status, income, employment, and educational status of the participants.
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2025-12-16
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2025-12-16 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Performed consistency checks.
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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.