Peel Region has declared gender and intimate-partner violence an epidemic and is calling on Ontario to do the same in the hope of legislation that targets family violence.
Advocates and city councillors are applauding the Region of Peel Council's decision to declare gender and intimate partner violence an epidemic. On the left is Rebecca Pacheco, the public education and community collaboration coordinator for Peel Committee Against Women Abuse. Regional councillor Rowena Santos, middle, and regional councillor Navjit Kaur Brar, right, are also pictured.
In 2021 alone, Peel police responded to more than 17,000 incidents of family and intimate partner violence, averaging to nearly 45 incidents every day or about two every hour. Of the cases where charges that were laid, police say 78 per cent of the victims were women.While local declarations are a big step forward in recognizing the problem, community victim service providers says they'll need more funding to keep up with current and future demand.
. Santos says these cases were top of mind for her and regional councillor Navjit Kaur Brar, who are also the only two women on Brampton city council, when trying to get the motion passed. "The more we can get the word out, the sooner we can intervene, the less severe the violence is," Devine told Brampton city council on Wednesday, noting it's a good sign that women feel more empowered to get support.
"We're having these conversations in Peel, but there are coordinating committees across this province doing similar work," said Pachecho.In the 2023 budget, the Ontario government said its committed over $693 million to support victims of violence, including emergency shelters, counselling services and 24‐hour crisis lines since 2020. For the 2023-24 year, it says it's putting an additional $2.
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