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Michigan Family Impact Seminars17Research shows that a variety of factors may contribute to the Poverty of women and children who have experienced Domestic Violence , includinglack of affordable housingand lack of accessibility tolegal assistance. Some of themost significant factors arebarriers to recent study found thatapproximately 70% ofdomestic Violence victims didnot disclose the abuse totheir TANF caseworkers[10]. Domestic Violence and PovertyDeborah Satyanathan and Anna PollackBackground Data and ResearchFamilies who experience Domestic Violence are often also victims of examining the association between Domestic Violence and Poverty havefound: Of current welfare recipients in Michigan, 63% have experienced physical abuseand 51% have experienced severe physical abuse during their lifetimes [12]. Physical abuse/being afraid of someone was cited as the primary cause of homelessness (in a survey of homeless adults in Michigan) [7].

•Half of homeless women and children report being victims of domestic violence [5,7]. Research shows that a variety of factors may contribute to the poverty of women and children who have experienced domestic violence, including lack of affordable housing and lack of accessibility to legal assistance. Some of the most significant

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