Service providers' perspectives: reducing intimate partner violence in rural and northern regions of Canada

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dc.contributor.authorLetourneau, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorMcBride, Dawn
dc.contributor.authorBarton, Sylvia S.
dc.contributor.authorGriggs, Keira
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-23T00:01:25Z
dc.date.available2025-07-23T00:01:25Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionOpen access article. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0) applies
dc.description.abstractBackground Intimate partner violence (IPV) persists as a serious challenge, globally, with regions in Central and Northern Canada reporting the highest rates of shelter use to escape abuse, of sexual assault, and of IPV in the country. Despite research into IPV, barriers and gaps exist in understanding what an effective response to IPV in rural and northern communities should look like. Methods To enhance this understanding, qualitative interviews and focus groups with a total of 55 participants were conducted with service providers, including shelter services, victims services, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, counselors, and others (e.g., psychologists). A grounded theory approach was used to analyze data, with findings illustrated in a schematic that conceptualize the challenges service providers experience. Results The findings reveal how an IPV environment, characterized by oppression, abuse, and illness, requires transformation into an IPV-free environment, characterized by empowerment, positive social connections, and wellness. As service providers work to influence this transition, they become experts in understanding the sociocultural context, formal services, and informal supports accessible or not for women experiencing IPV. Service providers encourage social media use into service delivery to improve communication; lobby for rural-specific IPV specialists; and recognize isolation as a barrier to seeking out safe shelter and housing, transportation, and economic assistance. Conclusion In order to reduce rates of IPV, the results suggest we must support service providers, document service gaps, and maximize policy change and community action based on IPV as it is experienced in rural and northern regions of Canada
dc.description.peer-reviewYes
dc.identifier.citationLetourneau, N., McBridge, D. L., Barton, S. S., & Griggs, K. (2023). Service providers' perspectives: Reducing intimate partner violence in rural and northern regions of Canada. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 55(2), 165-175. https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221128857
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/7084
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage
dc.publisher.facultyEducation
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridge
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of North British Columbia
dc.publisher.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221128857
dc.subjectDomestic violence
dc.subjectCommunity/legal intervention
dc.subjectService providers
dc.subjectSociocultural context
dc.subjectDiversity
dc.subjectGrounded theory
dc.titleService providers' perspectives: reducing intimate partner violence in rural and northern regions of Canada
dc.typeArticle
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