Prioritizing Financial Security in the Movement to End Intimate Partner Violence

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A roadmap for building financial security among survivors of interpersonal violence, focusing on how organizations can build a movement that is livable and sustainable.

“In the United States, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 2 trans individuals will be subjected to intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV is not only traumatic; it is also incredibly expensive. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that IPV costs a cisgender female survivor an average of $104,000 across her lifetime.”

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