Survivor Economic Equity Data (SEED) Dashboard Training

Anyone can experience intimate partner violence, but not all survivors have access to what they need to be, get, and stay safe. Policy and other decision-makers often look at individual risk factors to IPV (e.g. age, history of abuse) and individual behaviors toward safety without looking at the neighborhood and structural factors that put safety out of reach (e.g. high and inequitable poverty, job and housing instability, unequal access to services). As a result, we expect survivors to get safe and establish economic security quickly in environments with scarce resources and support, especially for those from historically oppressed communities. Data is a powerful tool to illustrate this inequity and create change.

In this tutorial, we explore the link between structural inequity and IPV, and what data can be used to illustrate it. Familiarize with the U.S. Census and explore how to access its data Share & discuss data in CSAJ’s SEED Dashboard and how to use it.