Rates of domestic violence are on the rise under this pandemic, that according to the CEO for the Beausejour Family Crisis Centre.
Kristal Leblanc says when things were locked down a year ago, having to stay home was like a prison, “For these women, prison is their life every single day. It is just, they didn’t even have that one hour break when he went to work for her to be able to reach out for help and get ready to go to a shelter.”
Leblanc says when the pandemic began, it was eerily quiet at the shelters, but they had to brace themselves for a surge once the restrictions lifted, and women could go for help.