Intersectional Approach to Combating Homelessness for Women

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This innovative project emerges from a profound understanding of the intricate challenges faced by homeless women, acknowledging the multifaceted nature of their vulnerabilities, including intimate partner violence (IPV), problematic substance use (PSU), and mental health struggles. Recognizing the shortcomings of traditional interventions, the project introduces a holistic and intersectional approach, challenging siloed methods prevalent in addressing homelessness. Through a transnational consortium comprising organizations from Greece, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Iceland, and Romania, the project utilizes a comprehensive methodology, to address the underlying issues of homelessness and offer a sustainable solution to homelessness for women. The project's objectives encompass empowering marginalised women to find a way out of homelessness, reinforcing the efficiency of interventions provided, influencing policy changes towards gender-sensitive and inclusive strategies, integrating trauma-informed care, and fostering cross-country collaboration. The intervention model is based on multidisciplinary collaboration, recognising the intersectionality of the issue. This will give women experiencing homelessness access to tailored treatment pathways, based on their unique needs, including provision for IPV, PSU and severe marginalisation. The capacity-building training of stakeholders involved in the pilot will ensure a common approach to trauma-informed care and harm-reduction, emphasizing the necessity of gendered approaches. The interventions will be executed across partner countries, providing multidisciplinary support, and offering a final model versatile enough to be implemented in multiple differential national environments.