
Nicole Hayden
Investigative Reporter at Lee Enterprises
Investigative reporter at Lee Enterprises. Previously: Homelessness reporter @Oregonian, @MyDesert, @USATODAY, @thetimesherald. Home is Detroit ❤️
Articles
-
Jan 22, 2025 |
madison.com | Nicole Hayden |Bryce Gauger
Data show that women experience unique causes of housing instability and challenges when experiencing homelessness, according to a survey conducted by Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism team. Often, domestic violence and other types of violence play a large role in their experiences.
-
Jan 22, 2025 |
pressofatlanticcity.com | Nicole Hayden |Bryce Gauger
PLEASE BE ADVISED: Soon we will no longer integrate with Facebook for story comments. The commenting option is not going away, however, readers will need to register for a FREE site account to continue sharing their thoughts and feedback on stories. If you already have an account (i.e. current subscribers, posting in obituary guestbooks, for submitting community events), you may use that login, otherwise, you will be prompted to create a new account.
-
Jan 19, 2025 |
qctimes.com | Nicole Hayden
The Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team surveyed 150 women from July through October 2024 across eleven women’s daytime and overnight shelters throughout the Pacific Northwest. (7) updates to this series since Updated Jan 17, 2025
-
Jan 17, 2025 |
qctimes.com | Nicole Hayden
Lonness divides her life into four main acts of violence. Content warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of domestic violence. If you are experiencing violence and need help, go to www.thehotline.org, call (800) 799-7233 or text “start” to 88788. Each incident she wasn’t surprised to experience.
-
Jan 17, 2025 |
madison.com | Nicole Hayden
Alone in court, with no lawyer or advocate, Ashley called her ex-husband to the stand to question him about the pain he inflicted on her. She had to prove he was not a safe person. If you are experiencing violence and need help, go to www.thehotline.org, call (800) 799-7233 or text “start” to 88788. Ashley already had a temporary restraining order granted. She had been without an attorney for that court hearing, too. But he violated the order when he broke into her home.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 2K
- Tweets
- 4K
- DMs Open
- No

Final story is on a mother's impossible choice: “There is no good way to be a survivor in court...if the survivor stayed with her abuser, then she was not being a protective parent...& if she leaves the abuse &is homeless, then that is a mark against her.” https://t.co/nLLc64XPu3

"We need a housing project that is queer and trans specific … and we need to figure out how to establish a queer and trans 24-hour shelter, because many folks won’t access shelter because they don’t feel safe.” https://t.co/emJVy5bNbB

“I had a lifetime of abuse and addiction to work on. That 10 years of housing assistance and cash assistance allowed me to raise my own kids, allowed us all to go to counseling and it helped me be strong in my recovery" (and stay away from her abuser) https://t.co/2GE1NkQvQc