Intimate partner violence (IPV) through the ecological perspective can be seen as the interchange of several systems within the Jamaican society. The ecological systems perspective is used to examine how the systems that interact with the individuals and families cause and or combat intimate partner violence and the nature of IPV in the Jamaican context. The environment on a Macro level includes laws, policies, international influences and the organizations that join in the fight against intimate partner violence along with the attitudes of professionals towards persons affected (WHO, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) 2012. In Jamaica, there are several laws that are put in place to protect partners and especially children from intimate partner violence; these include Domestic violence act, Child Care and Protection Act, Offences against the Persons Act and the Sexual Offences Act Jamaica (2004). All of these pieces of legislations aids in the process mainly as IPV not only affect the abused partner but also the children within the family. The Reformed Domestic Violence Act of 2003 is created to provide protection against violence by an abusive partner Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada ( 2004). Furthermore, The Gender Equality Policy is …show more content…
IPV affects the economic climate of a country negatively because the effect of Intimate partner violence is costly in terms of intervention methods, rehabilitation and health risks namely HIV and other sexually transmitted infections as well as other sexual and reproductive health issues. It also affects the countries productivity levels based on the effects that IPV has on the individuals psychologically. Hence While it is