1. SSHRC

2. 1. Recommendations from service providers 2. Critical incidents 3. Characteristics of communities 4. Our professional knowledge 5. RCMP/Police data on incidents 6. Practical issues

3.  One rural community/area selected  One northern community/area selected  Profiles consisted of : Creation of demographic profile Media scan Focus groups/interviews with service providers in selected areas

4.  N=139 articles  Provincial n=14  Rural n=93  Northern n=32

5. Internet search engines using a list of keywords (e.g. intimate partner violence, abuse, domestic violence, rural, northern)  Google Alerts to notify of new articles posted  Media accounts published between 2008 – 2015  15+ news sources used. These included: Winnipeg Free Press Metro Winnipeg Winnipeg Sun National Post Portage Dailygraphic The Carrillon Brandon Sun CTV News CBC News Pembina Valley Online Nickel Belt News Thompson Citizen The Globe and Mail Etc.

6.  Section I: Manitoba/Provincial overview ◦ General news articles on domestic violence rates in Manitoba ◦ Media accounts of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Manitoba  Section II: Rural  General violence in rural community/area ◦ Intimate partner violence in rural Manitoba ◦ Case-specific reports of high-profile violent incidents with a connection to rural community/area ◦ Public awareness campaigns about intimate partner violence in rural community/area  Section III: Northern ◦ General violence in northern Manitoba ◦ Intimate partner violence in northern Manitoba ◦ Case-specific reports of high-profile violent incidents with a connection to northern community/area ◦ Public awareness campaigns about violence against women in northern community/area

7.  Manitoba had second highest incidence of police-reported acts of violence towards women of the Canadian provinces.  Manitoba's Aboriginal women and girls make up about half the female homicide victims in the province  92% of these victims were killed by an acquaintance, spouse or other family member  89% of the [female] victims were killed by men.

8.  Emotional pain of the families/community  Community support for families who have been affected by violence and for public awareness campaigns, activism, supporting local shelters.  Recognition of the challenges rural women face.  “How are people supposed to want to live in this town with all that's gone on? It's not a safe place sometimes and you don't feel comfortable where you live.” Themes in the Media: Rural

9.  Very high violent crime rates. For example, in 2013 Thompson is Canada’s most violent crime city Statistics Canada data.  Northern challenges  Community support and action “ [The accused] is not favourable towards crime and he does not have a propensity towards violence… It is not surprising that in this context of community and social dysfunction, that (he) became involved with the criminal justice system” (Judge’s comments on male youth convicted in a fatal stabbing attack)

10. Across rural and northern communities in Manitoba, media accounts reflect:  A recognition of IPV occurring  Community action

11.  Three focus groups  Two individual interviews  Participants (n=23)  22 female  3 Aboriginal  Service Providers: RCMPParamedics ShelterTherapists Disability ServicesHousing EducationFriendship Centre

12.  Isolation  Normalization/Denial of IPV  Housing  Transportation  Confidentiality  Lack of/limitations of resources  Shelter beds/length of stay  Lack of second stage/transition housing  Multiple system involvement with lack of coordination  Lack of resources/programs for children and youth  Lack of programming for men

13.  Education  Increased Collaboration  Address Poverty  More Resources  Leadership

14.  Community Mobilization  “We’re incredible in the country when you think of all the different hats we wear”.

15.  Two-in person focus groups  Two telephone “focus groups”  Participants (n=14)  12 female  6 Aboriginal  Service Providers: ShelterEducation Community JusticeChild & Family Services Mental HealthFamily Conciliation TherapistsHealthy Child MB/Addictions YWCAFamily Support Program

16.  Isolation  Normalization/Denial of IPV ◦ Legacy of colonization  Transportation  Lack of funding to return home  Housing  Homelessness  Lack of housing limits ability to get children out of care  Community Politics  Confidentiality  Shame/Fear

17.  Addictions  Service providers ◦ Not healthy ◦ Not adequately trained ◦ Inconsistent/inappropriate response to women ◦ High turnover ◦ New staff  Lack of/limitations of resources ◦ Shelter beds/length of stay ◦ Lack of second stage/transition housing ◦ Waiting lists for services ◦ Multiple system involvement with lack of coordination ◦ Controlling systems ◦ Funding battles ◦ Lack of programming for men ◦ Overall reactive rather than proactive

18.  Education  Increased collaboration  Address poverty  More/Improved resources ◦ Youth ◦ LGBT ◦ Harm reduction strategies  Leaders and Elders speak out  More cultural and traditional teachings

19.  Community mobilization  Students empowering communities  Service providers do collaborate

20.  Similarities in challenges identified in rural and northern groups  More challenges/challenges more pronounced in the north  Both rural and northern groups identified education as the key strategy to create non- violent communities and the need for increased collaboration among systems and service providers

21.  Further analysis ◦ Content analysis of media scan ◦ Further develop narratives for rural and northern communities  Improve maps  Putting it all together  Publication plan