Brock University\u2019s Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement Robyn Bourgeois has been appointed to the Province of Ontario\u2019s\u00a0Domestic Violence Death Review Committee (DVDRC).<\/p>\n
The DVDRC, which reports to the Chief Coroner for Ontario, is a multi-disciplinary review committee of experts established in 2003 in response to jury recommendations made in two major inquests into the deaths of women killed by their intimate partners.<\/p>\n
Ontario was the first province in Canada to develop this type of expert death review committee to explore the circumstances surrounding intimate partner homicides and develop recommendations to prevent further deaths.<\/p>\n
The DVDRC reviews the circumstances of the deaths associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) and analyzes issues and identifies risk factors and possible points of intervention. The committee will investigate ways to impact effective change regarding the issue of IPV and its impact on individuals and communities, taking the opportunity to address the need to be more efficient and impactful with recommendations.<\/p>\n
Bourgeois, who is also an Associate Professor in Brock’s Faculty of Social Sciences, said it is an honour to join the committee.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have always been an academic focused on making meaningful change in this world, and my work with the DVDRC will be an opportunity to use my scholarly and lived experience to actualize meaningful change to address domestic violence,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
As she takes on the new role, Bourgeois, alongside with her colleagues on the committee, hopes to inform positive change from historic trends related to IPV by sharing their various perspectives.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pandemic saw increased rates of domestic violence \u2014 rates which have remained relatively stable since this violence became a political focal point in the late 1970s \u2014 and this demonstrates the dire need for change,\u201d she said. \u201cAs an advisor to the Chief Coroner of Ontario and, by extension, the Government of Ontario, this is an opportunity to drive that change. I\u2019m also eager to ensure that Indigenous perspectives and strategies are on the table during this process.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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