Calgary Domestic Violence Collective is opening a difficult conversation and offering staggering domestic violence statistics to ensure people learn more about the other pandemic that lies in COVID-19‘s shadow.In the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, the CDVC saw a decline in the number of calls to police, helplines and service providers for support.
It’s a scary trend because “family violence didn’t stop,” the collective said; instead, the lockdown made it more difficult for victims to report violence if they were trapped at home with their abuser.