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1/ The pandemic appears to be fueling spikes in domestic violence, including domestic homicide.
Meanwhile, the Violence Against Women Act, remains in a legislative limbo that could have severe health impacts.
From @Shefalil:https://bit.ly/3c2sgN4
2/ About 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetimes. For associated homicide, Black and Native women are at greater risk.
Gov't data does not disaggregate sex from gender, or account for nonbinary people.https://bit.ly/3c2sgN4
3/ National disasters have previously been shown to lead to higher rates of intimate partner violence. Experts say the current economic stress is also a likely contributor. And with more people staying home, there are fewer places to escape to.https://bit.ly/3c2sgN4
4/ Efforts to renew the law have stalled since 2019, largely due to disputes over a provision that would prohibit gun purchases by people who've been convicted of domestic violence against a partner they are not married to, and do not live or coparent with.https://bit.ly/3c2sgN4
5/ "It's the hidden pandemic at the back of the pandemic," said one expert. "This is in fact the time when we need stronger legislation. We need to have a stronger system."https://bit.ly/3c2sgN4
6/ For now, there is still funding for signature grant programs — like rape crisis centers and survivor advocates — but those resources could dry up if the law isn't renewed or if money isn't authorized through some other funding stream.https://bit.ly/3c2sgN4
7/7 "Domestic and sexual violence was a public health crisis before COVID," one advocate said. "This is ongoing work that we have to do — it's not temporary."https://bit.ly/3c2sgN4
Senate GOP has stalled the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act because they are committed to misogyny, over the very lives of women, it is a plank in the GOP platform!
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