Supporting Lives Free from Intimate Partner Violence
Towards Better Integration of Services for Victims/Survivors
Many OECD governments regularly identify violence against women as the top gender
equality issue their country faces. Yet in all countries, addressing this multifaceted
issue presents serious governance and implementation challenges as victims/survivors
have complex needs both during and after experiences of violence. Different service
delivery providers such as health, justice, housing and social protection must work
together seamlessly – across governmental and non-governmental providers – to provide
an effective response. This report presents a stocktaking of OECD governments’ efforts
to integrate service delivery to address the most prevalent form of gender-based violence
against women: intimate partner violence. It presents an overview of different strategies
for coordinating key services commonly offered in OECD countries: healthcare, justice,
housing, child services, income support, and preventative programmes to stop the reoccurrence
of violence. Based on extensive feedback from 35 out of 38 OECD countries and a consultation
with non-governmental service providers, this report identifies best practices and
investigates the barriers to resolving one of the most pressing human rights issues
in OECD countries today.
Available from February 15, 2023