April 1, 2022 – Intermountain Healthcare is donating $540,000 and partnering with the nonprofit Utah Domestic Violence Coalition to assist Utahns who need help in recovering from the impacts of abuse.
Domestic and sexual violence cases have been on the rise throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Data show that cases of domestic violence rose 8.1 percent in Utah since the pandemic began in early 2020.
The Utah Domestic Violence Coalition, or UDVC, is a private nonprofit organization recognized nationally for providing advocacy, education, and expertise concerning issues of domestic and sexual violence to member programs, community partners and others in Utah. Their membership includes the non-profit domestic violence shelters and sexual assault advocacy organization.
The donation from Intermountain will help cover operations costs of UDVC members in their effort to support and stabilize community organizations. These community organizations help provide the appropriate resources that victims need to address healing from trauma such as, but not limited to, the reduction of psychological sufferings and coping mechanisms.
Intermountain’s contribution will be paid in two annual installments of $270,000 beginning in 2022. The contributions will be given to the UDVC, who then distribute them equally ($15,000 each) to 18 local organizations.