Intimate partner violence has gained attention due to several high-profile cases
Advocates for those experiencing intimate partner violence say the decision by police in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., to use that term for the shooting deaths of five people gives them hope that abuse of that nature is being taken seriously.
Other sectors of society must respond with the same recognition and more funding is needed for support programs, including mental health, for victims and their perpetrators, Cross said. Dozens of Ontario municipalities including Toronto and Hamilton have done so, but the province announced in June that it will not take that step.
“Women who leave are blamed for leaving. ‘You’re breaking up the family. How are the children going to manage?’ ‘Just be a better wife, give him another chance, he’s under a lot of pressure at work,’ and so on. And when women don’t leave, they’re also blamed. ‘You’re not taking care of your children because you’re exposing them to ongoing intimate partner violence.’”
“He would smash my face with his boots. He would stomp on it,” she said. “My face, from my ears down to my chin, is all artificial, it’s metal.” Dhillon said she is “triggered” every time she hears of others enduring similar abuse or being killed because assaults against women by their partners are often minimized as just a part of domestic life.The number of such cases has increased over the last three years, partly due to stresses of the pandemic and lack of support for both perpetrators and victims, said Suzanne Duncan, spokeswoman for the Canadian Women’s Foundation.
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