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Fleeing violence
Recommendation 98:
Highest priority for social housing should be given to Indigenous women fleeing violence and Indigenous mothers at risk of child apprehension.
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Recommendation 12:
High risk cases (e.g., high conflict, presence of violence, allegations of parental alienation) pose a threat to children’s legal right to participation (Martinson & Raven, 2020b; Morrison et al., 2020). As such, safeguards must be put into place that ensure children’s rights are respected and that their access to justice and best interests are advanced in high-risk cases.
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Recommendation 2:
Help invest in connectivity infrastructure (ex. cell phone towers, internet wiring, etc) to expand availability of affordable access plans where they are most needed.
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Recommendation 123:
Guarantee free individualized support such as culturally appropriate parenting programs; detox on demand; and counselling for mothers with mental health diagnoses, learning disabilities, drug use dependence, and who are survivors of domestic violence.
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Recommendation 17:
Fund more 24/7 low-barrier emergency shelters, transition homes, and drop-ins for women with long-term funding and full wrap-around supports. Also fund more Indigenous-centered and community-based, rather than police-based, victim services programs that provide holistic support including connection to land-based healing and guidance from elders.
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Recommendation 8:
For online training or webinars, accommodate varying levels of connectivity by providing text copies of slides (in the description, caption, etc.) in case audio cuts out for anti-violence workers tuning in from RRI communities. Provide copies of slides before the training session so that participants can attend in listen only mode.
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Recommendation 4:
Finally, in order to implement system-wide level solutions that are urgently needed, there needs to be an effective mechanism for resourcing this work. We recommend that the federal government consider Transfer Payments, specifically the Canada Social Transfer, as a mechanism to provide funding to provinces for supporting gender-based violence initiatives. If this solution is to be pursued, Transfer Payments would have to contain a clear set of accountabilities tied back to the National Action Plan, which will also allow for monitoring the progress towards its implementation.
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Recommendation 163:
Expand funding for community-based and court-based victim services.
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Recommendation 1:
EVA BC’s research and consultations in British Columbia have highlighted the need for adequate levels of services and training to enhance knowledge and skills of responders throughout the system of response, and the need to ensure that the justice system is equipped to respond and adjudicate in matters of gender-based violence. We also stress the critical importance of cross sector coordination in responding to gender-based violence, and the involvement and combined efforts and energy of government, support and service organizations, and survivors and their families.
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Recommendation 3:
Establish long-term funding for violence prevention services and housing services.
- There is a need for increased long-term operational funding for VAW services.
- Funding for existing programs that have proven to work in reducing homelessness should be increased.
- Adequate funding will increase accessibility to VAW services and allow for more training to limit discrimination of women with diverse needs such as mental health and substance use issues.
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