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Preventing Gender-Based Homelessness in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: The Need to Account for Violence Against Women
Author(s): Alexa R. Yakubovich, Krys Maki
Publication Date: 2022
The onset of COVID-19 has led to increases in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), a leading cause of women’s homelessness. This article reviews the context of IPV and homelessness among women and looks at real-life examples of successful coordinated prevention efforts. It also proposes starting points for developing a Canadian strategic framework that is prevention-focused, including ways to adopt inclusive definitions of IPV and homelessness, and t...
Preventing Gender-Based Homelessness in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: The Need to Account for Violence Against Women
Author(s): Alexa R. Yakubovich, Krys Maki
Publication Date: 2021
COVID-19 has led to an increase in intimate partner violence (IPV) - a leading cause of women's homelessness. This article analyzes effective national frameworks used internationally to inform recommendations for the development of a Canadian national legislative and funding framework to support coordinated prevention efforts during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.