Round-up: Coverage of New Research on Second-Stage Shelters for Women Fleeing Violence
Over the past week, Pearl Eliadis has joined multiple media outlets to discuss new research from the Quebec Homelessness Prevention Policy Collaborative on the province's delays in delivering second-stage shelters for women fleeing violence.
In Le Devoir, Eliadis discussed how far Quebec remains from its 2021 commitments, noting that the slow rollout of units is affecting women's safety and long-term housing stability. Read the article.
On CBC's Let's Go, she explained why second-stage shelters are critical to preventing returns to abusive partners and why the legal framework must evolve to guarantee stable and safe housing for women leaving violence. Listen to the interview.
On Global News, Eliadis warned that the shortage of second-stage units is creating a system-wide bottleneck, leaving many women stuck in emergency shelters or turned away entirely. She described the consequences of these delays as "lethal" for women at risk. Watch the segment.
The full study on "Preventing Homelessness in Women Fleeing Violence" is now available.
