Reframing intimate partner violence as a systemic economic issue using data
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FreeFrom distributes 1,100 one‑time unrestricted cash grants (average $244) via PayPal, check or direct deposit and surveys 300 recipients across 36 states and Puerto Rico using a trauma‑informed online application and the CFPB financial‑well‑being scale. Survivors score 16 points below the U.S. average, report under $250 in savings, and name cash to spend as needed (64%), utility relief (41%) and credit/debt relief (35%) as top needs. Reported harms include $1,280 stolen per month, $15,936 coerced debt yearly, $23,000 income loss and $17,000 property damage.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 1:52Overview
- 5:08What Is Economic Abuse
- 5:24What Economic Abuse Is
- 5:51Examples of What Economic Abuse Looks like
- 7:02Why Does Economic Abuse Matter
- 16:58Key Takeaways
- 19:09Race and Ethnicity
- 30:44Intimate Partner Violence Is Not a Private Issue
- 32:12Help with Starting Peer-to-Peer Financial Support Groups for Survivors
- 34:55A Non-Carceral Approach to Gender-Based Violence
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