COVID-19, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) & Intimate-Partner Violence (IPV): Q&A with Karen Wood & Jo-Anne Dusel

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Dr. Karen Wood (RESOLVE Saskatchewan Interim Director) and Jo-Anne Dusel (Executive Director, PATHS) answer participant questions submitted as part of the online Health Equity: Community Conversation held May 29, 2020.   

Listen as they discuss:

  • the prevalence of child protection intervention with women who are experiencing intimate partner violence;
  • practical supports for people facing violence or needing safety planning;
  • how to move forward in conversations about GBV and IPV in ways that are inclusive of people outside the gender binary;
  • ways that people with disabilities can access support when domestic violence comes from family & care givers
  • eviction prevention and local housing programs for neighbours with no out or no effective security
  • the portion of the population most affected by the pandemic
  • the best ways to screen for and intervene in gender-based violence during the pandemic
  • what COVID-19 is teaching us about gender-based violence and intimate-partner violence

Take your Learning Further:

  • Listen to the recorded webinar on COVID-19, Gender-Based Violence, and Health Equity held on May 29
  • 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.
  • 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.