The Center for Survivor Agency and Justice

Economic Impact of Covid-19 on Survivors Survey

Data Dashboard - Updated August 15, 2020

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News Features & Data Briefs

In the News:

• August 1, 2020. “Domestic abusers are taking survivors’ stimulus checks — and lawmakers want the IRS to do something about it.” MarketWatch.

• August 3, 3030: CSAJ’s Press Release: “New Study: Covid-19 Disproportionately Threatens Economic Security for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence”

• October 7th, 2020. Survivors are ‘Essential’: Unemployment, Essential Workers & Survivors of DV/SA during Covid

• October 20th, 2020. “Essential” Cases: Survivors’ Access to Court during COVID

• October 26th, 2020. The Economic Impact on DV/SA Organizations: Covering “Essential” Needs

Data Briefs:

• Economic Challenges Facing Survivors of Domestic/Sexual Violence During Covid-19: A Closer Look at Communities of Color

• Economic Challenges Facing Survivors of Domestic/Sexual Violence During Covid-19: A Closer Look at Immigrant Communities

• Economic Challenges Facing Survivors of Domestic/Sexual Violence During Covid-19: A Closer Look at LGBTQ+ Communities

• Recommendations for Practice & Policy: Supporting LGBTQ+, Immigrant, & Survivors and Communities of Color Curing Covid

Other Data & Advocacy Resources on Economic Justice, Covid, and DV/SA:

• Survivors Know Best: How to Disrupt Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19 and Beyond, FreeFrom

• Supporting LGBTQ Survivors of Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic, National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs

• Technical Assistance Questions (TAQ): What Housing Assistance is Available to Immigrant Survivors During COVID-19?, Safe Housing Partnerships

• Sistas Van, Leading with Love Fund, and MamaBlack Blog, Black Women’s Blueprint

• Strategy Sessions Sustaining Services for Survivors with Disabilities During COVID-19 (Under Development), End Abuse of People with Disabilities

• Indian Country COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Resources Page, Tribal Law and Policy Institute

• COVID-19 Is Making Women’s Economic Situation Even Worse, National Women’s Law Center

• Coronavirus and Latino Health Equity, Salud America

• Understanding the Cycle of Housing Insecurity for Marginalized Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence, Safe Housing Partnerships

• No Fresh Start in 2020: Will States Let Debt Collectors Push Families Into Poverty In The Wake of a Pandemic?, National Consumer Law Center

• Covid-19 & Consumer Protections, National Consumer Law Center

Partners

The survey was developed in coalition with advocates and national advocacy organizations from across the country interested in supporting your work with survivors during the pandemic.

Contact Us

Contact any of our partners if you want to talk with someone about what survivors are experiencing or if you’d like technical assistance:

Alliance for Local Service Organizations (ALSO)  |  Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence  |  Anti-Violence Project  |  Casa de Esperanza  |  Indiana Legal Services, Inc.  |  Legal Aid Society  |  Latinos United for Peace & Equity, Caminar Latino  |  Luz Marquez Benbow, Founder #IamNegrx | Lisalyn Jacobs, steering committee member of The National Task Force to End Sexual & Domestic Violence  |  National Consumer Law Center  |  National Resource Center on Domestic Violence  |  Prosperity Now  |  Vera Institute  | Women of Color Network, Inc.