{"id":5019,"date":"2024-12-05T11:45:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T16:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moxyinc.ca\/cwoht\/?p=5019"},"modified":"2025-02-03T11:16:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:16:18","slug":"break-the-silence-16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moxyinc.ca\/cwoht\/break-the-silence-16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Break the Silence – 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Family and intimate partner violence – It happens mostly to women, and it threatens their basic right to live free of violence.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intimate partner violence is any pattern of behaviour that\u2019s used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. It includes all physical, sexual, emotional, economic, and psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intimate partner violence is an epidemic in Peel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a widespread and growing public health concern and instances of violence are also more severe. Violence and abuse can lead to poor physical and mental health, serious injuries and even homicide. On June 22, 2023 Peel Region Council declared intimate partner violence epidemic in Peel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, Peel police responded to just over 16,000 incidents of family and intimate partner violence. That\u2019s 44 disputes every day or almost 2 every hour. That’s just what gets reported as most incidents are not reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Break the silence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Let’s continue the conversation about family and intimate partner violence and work together to stop violence and abuse in all forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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