Coronavirus: Calls to National Domestic Abuse Helpline rise by 25% in lockdown

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Support charity Refuge says there has been a 25% rise in phone calls to the National Domestic Abuse Helpline and a 150% increase in visits to the Refuge website in a five-day period during the coronavirus lockdown

Government guidelines ​​​​say the public must remain at home as much as possible in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 - people should shop for groceries as infrequently as possible and only leave their house for one form of exercise a day.Sky News' Katerina Vittozzi speaks to a woman with an abusive partner who now has to spend more time with him under lockdown"I feel like I'm in a big fog. It's absolutely draining, emotionally and mentally.

"This immense pressure can become catastrophic. I can see how emotional and mental abuse could turn physical in some cases. Sophy Ridge has been talking to Labour MP Rosie Duffield who shared her experience of domestic abuse in the House of Commons "In the midst of COVID-19," she said on Twitter,"we...absolutely should have a Domestic Abuse Register to enable the police to monitor offenders and provide support to victims".Step Up Migrant Women, a coalition of more than 50 specialist black and ethnic minority organisations, warns Ms Patel needs to do more

 

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