Despite being preventable, IPV remains prevalent in Canada, with over one-third of women experiencing it in their lifetime.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/spotlight/the-epidemic-of-intimate-partner-violence-7286585

Many developed countries discontinued OPV use and switched over to IPV a few decades ago.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/india-switch-opv-to-inactivated-polio-vaccine-explained/article67111989.ece

Over 14 days of evidence, jurors heard about everything from under-funded survivor services to missed opportunities by Ontario's probation and parole service following the man's prior IPV convictions involving two of the women he eventually murdered.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/renfrew-county-coroner-s-inquest-triple-homicide-jury-recommendations-responses-prevention-ontario-government-1.6750501?cmp=rss

Statistics from both Fort St. John RCMP and the Women’s Resource Society show an increase in reports of IPV since the onset of the pandemic.

Source: https://energeticcity.ca/2023/02/10/a-look-at-intimate-partner-violence-in-fort-st-john/

The great news is that help is available right now for anyone experiencing IPV.

Source: https://thepostnewspaper.net/2023/06/03/confronting-the-traumatic-and-stressful-experiences-of-veterans/