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The study shows that domestic violence shelters address compelling needs that survivors <br />cannot meet elsewhere. Shelter programs provide a complex array of services to victims of abuse and <br />their children; most prominent are safety, information, help with children and help with emotional <br />distress. Most needs are met for most residents, and most problems are resolved. Implications for <br />policy and programming are discussed, and include expanding diversity of shelter staff, expanding <br />conflict resolution training for staff (and perhaps offering it to residents), re- consideration of time <br />limits and eligibility requirements for shelters that have them, and further research on the full array of <br />services (including non - shelter services) provided by domestic violence programs. <br />UNC Student Research Conducted by: <br />Dave Wylie, Jeff Johnson and Mary Margaret Morris <br />"Engaged Scholarship Project with the Orange County Domestic Violence Shelter Work Group" <br />May 3, 2010 <br />