Abstract
The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to increases in intimate partner violence (IPV), a leading cause of women's homelessness. Although the Canadian Government provided emergency funding to the violence against women and housing and homelessness sectors in response to COVID-19, Canada lacks a national legislative and funding framework to support coordinated prevention efforts. We review the context of IPV and homelessness among women and international policy exemplars. We then propose several starting points for developing a Canadian strategic framework, including adopting inclusive definitions of IPV and homelessness as well as evaluating a broad continuum of IPV-housing options and intersectoral partnership models.
Highlights
The intersections of intimate partner violence (IPV), homelessness, and the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic necessitate a coordinated public health response strategy
We propose that Canada needs a national legislative and funding framework that supports intersectoral coordination to maximize prevention efforts for women’s homelessness and IPV during and beyond the pandemic
We discuss several starting points for building this framework based on successful local examples and international approaches, including adopting inclusive definitions of IPV and homelessness and evaluating a broad continuum of structural solutions
Summary
The intersections of intimate partner violence (IPV), homelessness, and the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic necessitate a coordinated public health response strategy. In this activist/advocate note, we outline the context of gender-based violence and homelessness in Canada prior to COVID-19 and how the pandemic has exacerbated structural vulnerabilities for women.
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