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By Josh Rultenberg Columbus
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COLUMBUS, Ohio Advocates focused on ending domestic violence said domestic violence was already an epidemic in Ohio prior to the pandemic, however, since the coronavirus has run rampant and stay-at-home orders were put in place, the problem has only gotten worse.
One woman who survived domestic violence is using her experience to help others. I thank God for my experience even though I m left with the scars, said Diona Clark.
Clark said she moved to Columbus in 2004 a couple years after graduating from Howard University. At first, she was traveling back and forth from Dayton, where she is from, to look for a job. Then, she met a guy who she ended up falling for.
Opinion: Domestic violence intensifies amid drastic funding cuts
Bridget Mahoney
The facts are startling. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the needs of domestic violence victims in Cincinnati have soared. YWCA of Greater Cincinnati domestic violence shelter experienced a 51% increase in hotline calls since the pandemic’s onset, and their shelter has remained full since last March. Women Helping Women received over 1,000 more hotline calls last year compared to the prior year. In total, both programs received nearly 13,500 hotline calls and provided 10,888 survivors with safety services.
But while needs are increasing dramatically, funding is decreasing drastically. The most important funding source for Ohio’s domestic violence programs – the Victims of Crime Act grant (VOCA) – has been cut almost 36%. Grants to domestic violence programs in Ohio were cut by $7.7 million in October, and the state Attorney General’s Office has warned another VOCA cut of up t
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