KVRR Local News
The silent crisis brewing beneath the pandemic is emerging this winter.
February 18, 2021
FARGO, N.D. —
The eerie slowdown at one of the region’s biggest women’s and children’s shelters appears to be over.
The YWCA of Cass and Clay Counties serves mostly women and children escaping domestic violence.
At first, during the pandemic, shelter workers noticed clients calling more, but not showing up for their appointments to get help and a new safe place to stay.
They attribute that to the increased danger to domestic violence victims during times of increased stress on their abuser.