The stay at home orders and lockdowns due to COVID-19 have given abusers opportunities to strengthen their control over their victims.
Stay-at-home orders meant to protect the public during the COVID-19 pandemic have had worrying implications for victims of domestic violence, whose homes are often places of danger.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Local non-profits are seeing the pandemic’s effects on their fundraising efforts.
It’s time to speak out, take action and unite! Domestic violence didn’t take a seven-month hiatus when COVID came to town, and neither should we.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- On a typical day, domestic violence hotlines receive approximately 21,000 calls, an average of close to 15 calls every minute, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
