“Many people are affected by a rise in IPV or Intimate Partner Violence during Covid,” says author Gene Heil. Domestic violence spiked during COVID-19 leaving victims trapped in homes during the lockdown period and beyond. All across the country during the initial months of the pandemic, hotline organizations braced themselves for the spike and it
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Author Watch-Gene Heil: Please Don’t Hit Me—Help!
“Please don’t hit me—help! That is a silent cry for millions isolated during the pandemic,” says author Gene Heil. Domestic violence spiked during COVID-19 leaving victims trapped in homes during the lockdown period and beyond. All across the country during the initial months of the pandemic, hotline organizations braced themselves for the spike and