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The number of women in the London area seeking help for domestic abuse has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the London Abused Women’s Centre (LAWC) says.
LAWC provided support to more than 9,200 women and girls between 2020 and 2021, a number that includes a 45 per cent increase in the number of individuals accessing the centre’s urgent services support program and 5,400 calls for service, the agency said Friday.
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“The United Nations and the World Health Organization declare violence against women a shadow pandemic of COVID-19 and the London community has not been spared,” LAWC said in a press release.
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The number of women in the London area seeking help for domestic abuse has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the London Abused Women’s Centre (LAWC) says.
LAWC provided support to more than 9,200 women and girls between 2020 and 2021, a number that includes a 45 per cent increase in the number of individuals accessing the centre’s urgent services support program and 5,400 calls for service, the agency said Friday.
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Try refreshing your browser, or London Abused Women s Centre sees surge in clients during the pandemic Back to video
“The United Nations and the World Health Organization declare violence against women a shadow pandemic of COVID-19 and the London community has not been spared,” LAWC said in a press release.
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