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10-07-2020

WHAT LESSONS HAS COVID-19 TAUGHT THE COUNTY ABOUT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON HOMELESSNESS

FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS?

Introduction – Wendy Gruel Governing Council Member – District 3

lacounty.gov/wgi-governing-council/

•Vice-Chair, Women & Girls Governing Council

•Former Los Angeles City Council Member and Controller

•Chair of Los Angeles Homeless Services Agency

•Proud graduate of Kennedy High School- San Fernando Valley

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County of Los Angeles Women & Girls Initiative

What is the WGI?

Websitelacounty.gov/wgi/

Social MediaFacebook, Instagram, Twitter:

@LACWGI

About Us

MeetingsReports 100 years of the 19th Amendment

Covid 19 information

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Supervisor Ridley-Thomas - District 2 ↓

Supervisor Kuehl - District 3 ↑

Supervisor Solis ← District 1

County of Los AngelesWomen & Girls Initiative – Who is the WGI?

Supervisor Barger - District 5

Supervisor Hahn - District 4

County of Los Angeles Women & Girls Initiative –County Team Consultants

AnalystNicole Bryant

WELCOME REMARKSLos Angeles County Board of Supervisor

Sheila Kuehl - District 3

@SheilaKuehl

Moderator – Alice PetrossianGoverning Council Member - District 5

lacounty.gov/wgi-governing-council/

• Lifelong educator from teacher to deputy superintendent of large districts. •Appointed by 4 differ Governors and other elected officials to serve on education policy commissions and board including CSU trustee and community college board of governors.•Appointed to LACCW for the last 10 years, served as chair and numerous committee leadership position. Also serving on WGI since its creation. •Immigrated to the United States is it at age 10 and has been volunteering for the last 60 years for numerous causes specifically for the Armenian community and women’s and children’s issues. For this work she has received numerous local, state, national And international awards/recognitions.

Panelists• Karen Earl- Executive Director Jenesse Center Webpage: www.jenesse.orgSocial Media @JenesseCenter- twitter Email- [email protected]

• Patti Giggans- Executive DirectorPeace Over ViolenceWebpage: www.peaceoverviolence.orgSocial Media @PeaceOvrViolnce – twitter Email- [email protected]

• Barbara Kappos –Executive DirectorEast Los Angeles Womens CenterWebpage: www.elawc.orgSocial Media @elawc- twitter Email- [email protected]

• Debra Suh – Executive DirectorCenter for the Pacific Asian FamilyWebpage: nurturingchange.org Social Media: @CPAForgEmail- [email protected]

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Domestic Violence PresentationLiliana Gonzalez

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DATE PAGE 2 Domestic Violence PresentationLiliana [email protected]

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Peace Over Violence

Not everyone is safer at home…•1 in 4 women experience domestic/interpersonal violence (DV)(CDC)

•DV escalates during times of crisis (LA Times)

•Safer at home orders have DV survivors under closer control

Choosing between an unsafe home vs. no home

•63% of homeless women experienced DV (NNEDV)

•Only 24% of those fleeing DV sheltered in LA County (LAHSA 2020 Homeless count)

•Homeless fleeing DV increased by 40% (LAHSA 2020 Homeless count)

•LA County lacks over 500,000 affordable housing units

Breaking the cycle of violence•Increasing protective factors & decreasing risk factors can prevent violence to self & others

•Living through pandemic is a risk factor, 25% of young adults had suicide ideation (CDC)

•Secure attachment to a parent or guardian is key protective factor (CDC)

Globally•The UN is estimating that COVID-19 is likely to reduce progress towards ending gender-based violence over the next decade by 30%

•For every 3 months the lockdown continues, an additional 15 million additional cases of gender-based violence are expected (United Nations)

Panelist Q & A

• Diana Zuniga, Alternatives to Incarceration County of Los Angeles Workgroup,

Lead Staff, Department of Health Services

• Eve F. Sheedy, Esq, LA County Department Public Health/Domestic Violence

Council –Executive Director

• Heidi Marston, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Executive

Director

• Andrea Welsing, LA County Department of Public Health/Office of Violence

Prevention, MPH, Director

LA County Departments - Listening Panel Q&A

LA County Domestic ViolenceHomeless Services Coalition website

@DWCWEB - TWITTER

DOWNTOWNWOMENSCENTER.ORG/DVHSC/

https://downtownwomenscenter.org/dvhsc/

Audience Q&AFrom the Chat

CLOSING REMARKSWGI Executive Director Abbe Land

Websitelacounty.gov/wgi/

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @LACWGI

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