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Officials say recognition of these signs is a necessary preventative measure, with healthcare personnel often the first and only people able to assist victims. ....
Print The San Diego Regional Interfaith Coalition is hosting an event Tuesday to address domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, “Family Violence: A Pandemic Within the Pandemic.” Advocates and experts in domestic violence have reported increases in calls to support hotlines since sheltering in place began in the U.S. in 2020. With the health guidelines urging people to limit outings, work from home, and shelter in place, victims of abuse have been trapped at home with their abusers all day, every day. Isolating victims from friends, family and other forms of support is a main tool abusers use to control and harm their victims, according to Esta Soler, president and founder of Futures Without Violence, a health and social justice nonprofit. ....