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Women and gender diverse people
Recommendation 78:
Expand the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model for all employment support programs.
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Recommendation 20:
Expand non-policing options for publicly intoxicated people, including civilian-operated 24/7 sobering centres providing appropriate care for Indigenous women.
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Recommendation 144:
Expand non-policing options for publicly intoxicated people, including civilian-operated 24-hour sobering centres providing appropriate care for Indigenous women.
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Recommendation 200:
Expand home support, residential care services, and the number of residential care beds.
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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 17:
Establish stand-alone pay equity and pay transparency legislation.
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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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Recommendation 34:
Establish free public bus transportation between each town and city located along the entire length of Highway 16 and all other highways, with a number of safe homes and emergency phone booths along the length of all the highways.
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Recommendation 177:
Establish alternatives to Correctional facilities for all mothers who are primary caregivers or expected to give birth while in prison. In the immediate, implement child-friendly mother-child units in all Correctional facilities so no child is separated from their mother.
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