Navigating survival: Service providers’ perspectives on IPV survivors’ experiences with housing and healthcare in New Brunswick
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2025-06
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University of New Brunswick
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Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a serious public health issue that affects survivors’ safety, health, and housing. This study explores how healthcare and housing systems in New Brunswick respond to IPV survivors, drawing on interviews with 16 key informants who work closely with or advocate for women survivors. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, this research identifies both systemic facilitators and facilitators that shape survivors’ access to support. Informants described how survivors often face stigma, disbelief, and inadequate support in healthcare settings, especially those from made-marginalized communities, including racialized women, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and newcomers. In housing, restrictive eligibility criteria, long waitlists, and discriminatory policies were cited as major obstacles. However, participants also identified committed frontline staff, flexible funding programs, and community-based partnerships as key facilitators that help survivors navigate fragmented systems. While this study does not include survivor interviews, informant perspectives underscore the urgent need for integrated, survivor-centered systems that reduce and foster stability.
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INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Health and medical services in society