Our Project
In serving domestic violence survivors, UA's Domestic Violence Law Clinic has found that the vast majority face economic abuse by their intimate partners.
This is supported by existing research suggesting that the experience of trauma can severely undermine survivors' ability to attain material security.
The clinic has developed an economic empowerment project to address the obstacle that financial trauma and abuse poses for survivors and help guide community advocates deliver resources related to economic empowerment in ways that are truly trauma-informed.
Filling In a Gap
Our project aims to fill a gap by helping service providers, financial educators, and other advocates understand the role that trauma plays in IPV victims' relationship to money and the ways in which trauma can undercut their ability to achieve financial wellness.
An Economic Justice Framework
When seeking financial wellness, many survivors are faced with difficult obstacles imposed by our economic system. Our project seeks to raise awareness of the fact that many times what’s broken isn’t the person, but the economic structures in which our clients are expected to operate.
