‘Clearly identifiable signs’: Quebec report highlights domestic violence risk factors [Video]

The Comité d’examen des décès liés à la violence conjugale, which is associated with the Quebec coroner’s office, examined 16 fatal domestic violence cases that took place between 2018 and 2022, resulting in 24 deaths.

The report published today found that there are clearly identifiable risk factors that recur in the deaths, including prior instances of domestic violence, a recent or imminent separation, and a loss of control by the aggressor over the victim.

The 32 recommendations include more awareness around these risk factors, which include the set of controlling behaviours known as coercive control.

Other recommendations by the committee focused on gun control, promoting resources for people who need to move away from an abusive partner and extending more support to immigrant women who face barriers in getting help.

The report found that in many cases, the victims had encountered police or health and social services workers who would …