Studien syftade till att undersöka hur kvinnojourer arbetar med missbrukande och våldsutsatta kvinnor och hur de bedriver ett förbättringsarbete. Studien visade att arbetet med de dubbelt utsatta kvinnorna är ett komplext område där de missbrukande och våldsutsatta kvinnorna råkar ut för dubbel exkludering- och stämpling. Fem kvinnojourer har intervjuats där en yrkesverksam från varje jour har presenterat kvinnojouren. Bristande resurser, kunskap och en begränsad ekonomi är faktorer som påverkar möjligheten till att hjälpa de dubbelt utsatta. En stark vilja uppdagades hos kvinnojourerna i att förbättra och utveckla arbetet till de dubbelt utsatta kvinnorna. Analysen utfördes med hjälp av teorin om social exkludering och stämplingsteorin.  Den teoretiska analysen bekräftade situationen med dubbel stigmatisering och social exkludering av de kvinnorna med missbruksproblematik och våldsutsatthet. När det gäller socialt arbete finns det ett akut behov av att uppmärksamma de dubbelt utsatta kvinnorna och förbättra deras livssituation utifrån ett könsperspektiv. / The aim of the study was to investigate how women's shelters work with women who are victims of substance abuse and violence (double vulnerable) and how they carry out improvement work. The results of the study showed that the work with the double vulnerable women is a complex area where the double vulnerable women are exposed to double exclusion and stamping. Five women's shelters have been interviewed where one professional from each shelter has represented the shelter. Lack of resources, knowledge and limited economy are factors that affect the possibility of helping the double vulnerable. A strong will was revealed in the shelters to improve and develop the work for the double vulnerable women. The analysis is based on the theory of social exclusion and the stamping theory. The theoretical analysis confirmed the situation of double stigmatization and social exclusion of the double vulnerable women. In terms of social work, there is an urgent need to pay attention to the doubly vulnerable women and improve their life situation from a gender perspective.

Economic violence is a relatively unexplored subject even though it is often a part of occuring intimate partner violence. Therefore it is of concern to acknowledge how the swedish social services’ take part in this form of violence in their work. By law the swedish social services’ are the responsible authorities for victims of intimate partner violence to seek help and support. Although according to previous research on the subject, women feel like receiving help from the social services is not always an option for them. Women often feel powerless in meetings with a person of authority. This study aims to gain knowledge of the support given by the social services to women who are survivors of domestic abuse and further focus on economic abuse. There is also an understanding that non profit organizations (NGO’s) are a big contributor to helping survivors of domestic violence even though the law states the responsibility lays on a government body. Responsibility for the victims will therefore be another focus for further understanding of why NGO’s have taken on a helping role in society. A result from qualitative interviews on the subjects, with social workers from seven different municipalities, shows that there is a great variation between how social workers take on this kind of issue. The knowledge and experiences with handling cases of economic abuse vary between the different municipalities. Often the size of a municipality and lack of resources is a significant factor to what kind of help the municipality can offer. Working with and helping women who are survivors of economic abuse is complex. The social services and women shelters both work to help and try to find solutions for the problem.