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The Family Justice Center says its number of new or repeat domestic violence calls doubled in a 17-month period since the onset of the COVID pandemic, and the caseload continues to increase. On Wednesday, it received a critical financial boost to help victims, as well as those who prosecute the abusers.

Efforts address domestic violence in more rural New York areas Migrant workers on farms, especially women, may face domestic abuse, so a special grant helped bring in a Spanish-speaking counselor at the YWCA in Genesee County. Author: Ron Plants Updated: 8:41 PM EDT May 13, 2021 BATAVIA, N.Y. — Counselors say cases of domestic violence increased during the COVID pandemic, with some victims forced by COVID restrictions to stay in a toxic environment for abuse. T...

Two local groups are sharing $150,000 in state cash to help counter the rise in domestic violence cases during the pandemic. It wasnt a surprise to those involved in the field that things would get bad, as people were forced to hole up with spouses and children. "We expected it to be horrible. We didnt expect what we got," said Family Justice Center CEO Mary Travers Murphy. "A 74% skyrocketing increase in our Safe Line hot line calls. It started last March, a year ago March. A 74% increase up t...