Transforming Responses for the Economic Safety and Security of Survivors of Economic Abuse

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Transforming Responses for the Economic Safety and Security of Survivors of Economic Abuse

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Why do we need to address Economic Abuse?

Economic Abuse is experienced by more than 96% of women who experience intimate partner violence

Systemic barriers, including the lack of coordinated services, as well as racism and discrimination based on race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, create substantial obstacles for victims in accessing economic resources during pre and post-separation. These systemic challenges can inadvertently facilitate circumstances that compel victims to return to their abuser.

There lack of coordinated and trauma-informed community responses, as well as comprehensive policies and economic empowerment programs to support victims of Economic Abuse and ensure their economic well-being. The lack of coordination extends across multiple sectors, including justice, healthcare, child protection, financial institutions, immigration, and education.

Economic Abuse, a pervasive yet frequently underestimated manifestation of domestic violence, disproportionately affects immigrants, and refugees, as well as Black, Indigenous, and people of color. Nearly all survivors of gender-based violence experience Economic Abuse, with rates ranging from 94% to 99%.

Our Priorities

Economic Empowerment
and Financial Equity

Education and Awareness

Research on Economic Abuse

Policy Influencing and
System Change

Everyone Has a

Part to Play

Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Call to action on Economic Abuse Awareness Day

Pledge to fight Economic Abuse and become an advocate to remove the structural barriers that affect survivors’ Economic Security and Economic Justice!

About CCFWE

We are the leading Canadian organization dedicated to combating Economic Abuse and coerced debt through initiatives in education, financial empowerment, research, capacity building, and advocating for policy system change. We are at the forefront of combatting the systemic barriers faced by survivors of Economic Abuse, Coerced Debt, and Injustice.

Discover how your province or territory is responding to Economic Abuse. Learn about our National Scorecard.

Are you a service provider? Download our Economic Abuse Screening Tool to Identify and Respond to Economic Abuse.

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Do You Need Help?

If you are in immediate danger, call 911
We educate Black, Indigenous, People of Color, refugee, new comers, immigrants women to take charge of their financial independence so they can live life safely and thrive. Join our Domestic Economic Abuse Financial Literacy Program. “My Money, My Freedom” a six-week financial literacy training that is thoughtfully crafted with “Trauma of Money” and violence-informed approach, specifically tailored to for victims of Economic Abuse before and after separation.

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If you or someone you know is experiencing Economic Abuse, there are resources available.

Impact in Numbers

85+

Free workshops provided on domestic abuse and financial literacy in shelters across Canada

165+

Individuals and organisations signed CCFWE’s pledge to take action against Economic and Financial Abuse

60000+

People reached by our various programs and resources

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