In 2021, the BC Society of Transition Houses, Technology Safety Project published “Connectivity, Access and the Impact on BC’s Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Women Experiencing Violence.” The paper recommends policy work that prioritizes connectivity as a safety necessity for anti-violence and emergency preparedness.
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Lack of meaningful connectivity negatively impacts both service providers and service users.
Recommendation 10: Provide spaces for anti-violence workers and organizations in RRI communities to collaborate, interact, and share their experiences in the spirit of mutual support and solidarity; support the implementation of communities of practice for rural membership such as the Safehomes Community of Practice for rural members that BCSTH is organizing. One anti-violence worker voiced that the development of this kind of interaction would be helpful to countering at times urban centric policies and systems.-
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For BCSTH, NGOs, anti-violence organizations, member programs
Lack of meaningful connectivity negatively impacts both service providers and service users.
Recommendation 11: Organizations can promote anti-violence worker’s wellbeing and prevent burnout (which could impact service delivery) by developing occupational health and wellbeing policies that reflect new delivery methods and contexts such as those that utilize more technology, including remote service delivery or work from home situations.-
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For BCSTH, NGOs, anti-violence organizations, member programs
Lack of meaningful connectivity negatively impacts both service providers and service users.
Recommendation 12: Agencies can advocate for funders to pay for internet for anti-violence workers.-
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