Natural Disasters and IVP

This past month has seemed like one natural disaster after another. From Hurricane Fiona, Hurricane Ian, and the earthquake in Mexico, our globe is seeing the very real impacts of climate change.

When folks hear about a natural disaster, their thoughts may go to property damage caused by a disaster and folks losing their homes. Folks generally do not think about how interpersonal violence spikes during, and after, natural disasters.

Join Racheal Reed (she/her) and the director of the PCA, Katherine Miller (she/her), as they talk about statistics behind women and children’s experiences with interpersonal violence during and post-disaster, risk factors that increases folks’ vulnerability to  experiencing interpersonal violence during natural disasters, and what policy makers can do to help mitigate these experiences from happening.

Below is a list of grass-root and non-profit organizations you can donate too that directly support folks post-disaster.

General
Direct Relief https://www.directrelief.org/
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org

Puerto Rico
Brigada Solidaria del Oeste (BSO) @brigadasolidariadeloeste on Instagram
DIASPORAXPUERTORICO https://www.diasporaxpuertorico.org/en/index.php
Taller Salud https://www.english.tallersalud.com 

Florida
Caring for Others: https://caring4others.org 

Citations

Parkinson, D. (2019). Investigating the increase in domestic violence post disaster: An                                         

        Australian case study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(11), 2333–2362. https:/doi-org.aurarialibrary.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0886260517696876

Smitha, R. (2020) A natural disaster and intimate partner violence: Evidence over time,Social Science & Medicine, Volume 247, 112804, ISSN 0277-9536, https://doi.org                     

        10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112804.

Thurston AM, Stöckl H, Ranganathan M. (2021) Natural hazards, disasters and violence against women and girls: a global mixed-methods systematic review. BMJ Global Health; 6:e004377.

If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call our 24/7 interpersonal violence helpline at 303-556-2255.

Request an Appointment with an Advocate at
https://www.thepca.org/online-appointment-request

Request a Violence Prevention Presentation at
https://www.thepca.org/prevention-education

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