Persons experiencing homelessness represent one of the principal manifestations of the phenomenon of social exclusion, with homeless women constituting a group in a particularly vulnerable situation. The article analyzed the experience of violence in childhood and adolescence, and its implications in terms of violence experienced as an adult, in a sample of women experiencing homelessness in Madrid (Spain) ( n = 138). All participants were of legal age and had spent the night before the interview in a shelter or other facility for the homeless, on the street, in public spaces or in places not suitable for sleeping. Information was gathered through a structured interview. The results show that the interviewees had experienced a high percentage of physical, psychological, and/or sexual violence, both in their childhood and adolescence and throughout their lives, with a strong correlation between the experience of violence in childhood and the experience of violence in adulthood, particularly sexual assaults, intimate partner violence, and sex work. The experience of childhood sexual abuse among women experiencing homelessness appears to have had particularly negative consequences in adulthood. Public policies, prevention programs, and care mechanisms with a gendered perspective must be implemented, aimed at reducing the number and intensity of situations of violence experienced by women and girls at risk of social exclusion or in a homeless situation.

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西班牙无家可归妇女的童年暴力在成年受害中的作用

无家可归者是社会排斥现象的主要表现之一，无家可归的妇女是处境特别脆弱的群体。该文章以马德里（西班牙）无家可归的妇女为样本（n = 138），分析了童年和青少年时期的暴力经历及其对成年后经历的暴力的影响。所有参与者均已达到法定年龄，并且在采访前一晚曾在收容所或其他无家可归者设施、街道、公共场所或不适合睡觉的地方度过。通过结构化访谈收集信息。结果表明，受访者在童年和青少年时期以及一生中经历过身体、心理和/或性暴力的比例很高，童年时期的暴力经历与成年时期的暴力经历之间存在很强的相关性。成年期，特别是性侵犯、亲密伴侣暴力和性工作。无家可归的妇女童年时期遭受性虐待的经历似乎对成年后产生了特别负面的影响。必须实施具有性别观点的公共政策、预防方案和护理机制，旨在减少面临社会排斥或无家可归风险的妇女和女孩遭受暴力的次数和强度。