The impact of intimate partner economic abuse on mental health

Digital communication has become an essential tool to alleviate the consequences of social isolation during a pandemic.

In accordance, Bell Let’s Talk Day continues to be a transcending initiative that aims to destigmatize mental health issues among Canadians.

Most individuals are unaware that stay-at-home orders have put more women at risk for intimate partner violence (IPV), which negatively impacts their mental health. Existing scholarship suggests economic abuse has a proportional relationship to the consequences of psychological well-being of IPV survivors, which include symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Ultimately, this fundamentally ruptures survivors’ agency and sense of empowerment.