COVID-19, gender-based violence and health equity: Responding to the needs of individuals experiencing intimate violence in the context of a pandemic.

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The challenges related to the everyday lived experiences of intimate partner violence are magnified during times of crisis such as the pandemic we are facing today. In this talk, Dr. Karen Wood and Jo-Anne Dusel provide background on intimate partner violence in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to engage participants in a discussion of how we, as caring members of our community, can work together to offer trauma-informed approaches when responding to the health needs of those at risk of gender-based violence. 

Speakers:

  • Karen Wood, RESOLVE Saskatchewan
  • Jo-Anne Dusel, Provincial Association of Transition Houses & Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS)

See a few tools that were referenced during the conversation: 

Take Your Learning Further:

  • Thank you to Dr. Karen Wood for generously compiling this pdf of resources related to COVID-19, gender-based violence and health equity, including where to get immediate support, information backgrounders, infographics and articles.
  • Listen to a recorded Q&A session with Karen Wood and Jo-Anne Dusel as a follow-up to this conversation
  • Explore this centralized hub for resources related to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and the COVID-19 pandemic from the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC)
  • Learn more about RESOLVE, a prairie-based research network that coordinates and supports research aimed at ending violence, especially violence involving girls and women.
  • Learn more about the Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS) a member association for 23 agencies that provide intimate partner violence services across Saskatchewan, including women’s shelters (also known as domestic violence shelters, safe shelters, transition houses, or interval houses), second stage shelters, and counselling centres that offer counselling and support to survivors of IPV.

Engaging for Health Equity is a project of the Division of Social Accountability.

The DSA is proud to be a part of the Saskatoon Inter-Agency Response to COVID-19 and for the critical equity-informed work that is happening in Saskatoon.

Important: For public health recommendations on COVID–19 (symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and risk, and travel advice), please visit the Government of Canada’s website.

For Saskatchewan COVID-19 news and information, visit the Government of Saskatchewan’s website.

The DSA office is situated in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis and we acknowledge Saskatchewan as the traditional territory of First Nations and Métis people, which includes Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10. We pay our respect to the First Nations and Métis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another. We recognize the legacies of colonialism and systemic racism in Saskatchewan, which requires focused and sustained societal efforts as we confront historical and contemporary injustices and achieve health equity for all.