title: Pay Now or Pay Later: An Economic Rationale for State-Funded Helping Services to Assist Women Leaving an Abusive Relationship.
abstract: There has been an increase in costing analysis of intimate partner violence in recent decades, including the monetary impact to government, society, and the individual. Using data collected in a Canadian longitudinal study, the empirical analysis in this article provides an economic rationale for mobilizing public resources that improve the well-being of women leaving an abusive relationship. I estimated six variants of a selection model and used a costing exercise to build an economic case for preventive and other helping services to support women over their healing journey. The removal of financial constraints suffered by abused women, in support of their training needs, as well as reduced barriers to preventive health care services, may potentially lead to fiscal resource savings in the long run.
authors: Department of Political Science, University of Winnipeg, Canada.
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: DeRiviere
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult