women's refuges
Domestic violence sanctuaries
Women's refuges are shelters providing temporary housing and support services for women escaping domestic violence or abuse.
Also called women's shelters or, in the US, battered women's shelters.
They typically offer emergency accommodation, counseling, legal advocacy, and help finding permanent housing.
She stayed at a women's refuge while the restraining order was processed.
- emergency shelterTemporary housing during disasters
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- restraining ordersCourt-issued proximity prohibitions
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- transitional housingTemporary supported accommodation
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women's refugesfamily homes
Residences housing related people
private residences · homeownership · independent living · rental housing · marital home
women's refugescorrectional facilities
Institutions housing convicted offenders
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