Navigating the Housing Crisis as a Survivor of Violence
Navigating the Housing Crisis as a Survivor of Violence
Haley Hrymak
verified 1.0 CPD (Practice Management)
play_lesson 1 hour of content
local_offer CA$125
This 1-hour course equips family law professionals with the knowledge to support survivors facing housing challenges, violence, and financial insecurity while navigating the family law system.
How the housing crisis impacts survivors, their safety, and financial stability.
Haley Hrymak examines Rise’s groundbreaking research to explore how gaps in the family law system can prevent survivors from leaving unsafe relationships or force them to return. This training highlights the critical challenges survivors face in securing safe, affordable housing for themselves, their children, and their pets, and examines how housing instability directly impacts family law outcomes.
Designed for family law lawyers and professionals, this course equips participants with the specialized knowledge needed to effectively support survivors navigating and BC’s housing crisis.
Course Curriculum
Introduction
1
ondemand_video Instructor Bio and Land Acknowledgement
2
Navigating BC’s Housing Crisis as a Survivor
ondemand_video Introduction
ondemand_video Pets and Family Violence
ondemand_video Violence and Finding Safe Housing
ondemand_video Unaffordability
ondemand_video National Occupancy Standards
ondemand_video Precarious Living Conditions
ondemand_video Financial Security After Separation
psychology_alt Reflection Questions
quiz Check for Understanding
Reflection
3
Feedback
4
About the Instructor
Haley Hrymak (she/her) is a staff lawyer at Rise Women’s Legal Centre and conducts original research to support Rise’s goal of providing responsive family law services to women and gender diverse people in BC. On behalf of Rise, Haley has led numerous research projects on family violence and its intersection with the family law system. Haley began working at Rise in 2018 and is grateful for the opportunity to work towards systemic change in her role.
Haley was called to the bar in 2015 and holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Manitoba, and a LL.M from UBC. Outside of Rise she is a PhD Candidate at UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law where her research focuses on economic abuse and BC’s child support system..
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