Violence Against Women
Volume 25, Issue 7, 2019, Pages 882-899

The Safe Shelter Collaborative: An Innovative Approach to Locating Emergency Shelter for Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Survivors (Article)

Danis F.S.* , Keisel-Caballero K. , Johnson C.H.
  • a Danis Consulting, Bastrop, TX, United States
  • b Sanar Wellness Institute, Newark, NJ, United States
  • c TechSoup, San Francisco, CA, United States

Abstract

When your residential program is full, finding emergency shelter for human trafficking and domestic violence survivors can be challenging. Advocates often spend hours calling one agency after another to locate an appropriate placement. The Safe Shelter Collaborative is an innovative technological approach to locating emergency shelter. By sending out a blast alert to certified users within a geographic network, agencies provide faster access for a greater number and diversity of survivors. This article reports on an evaluation of the Safe Shelter Collaborative and the ways it has transformed the process of finding emergency shelter. © The Author(s) 2018.

Author Keywords

Human trafficking emergency housing domestic violence shelters technology innovation

Index Keywords

Domestic Violence housing emergency shelter human trafficking Article human adult survivor
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85059312479&doi=10.1177%2f1077801218805585&partnerID=40&md5=6b6107a53382be64ebb014a1cfc8bb73
DOI: 10.1177/1077801218805585
ISSN: 10778012
Original Language: English