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Domestic violence cases increasing in the U.S. amid the pandemic Domestic violence cases increasing in the U.S. amid the pandemic By Ben Stanfield | March 10, 2021 at 10:23 PM EST - Updated March 10 at 10:54 PM COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus police say domestic violence led to the death of 31-year-old Tanuska Jackson last week, and it’s part of a disturbing trend worldwide that directly correlates with the pandemic. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine shows double-digit increases in the volume of domestic violence cases in the U.S. It’s been referred to as a pandemic within a pandemic. “All of our calls are confidential. They can call in and don’t have to worry about anyone knowing that they called us,” said Zenene Humphrey-Davis, executive director of the Domestic Violence Intervention Center in Opelika. ....
In April, the United Nations sounded the alarm on a growing shadow pandemic of violence against women in girls â particularly domestic violence. According to the U.N., increased cases of domestic violence and emergency shelter demand were already being reported in countries including the United States due to health insecurity, financial insecurity and newly confined living conditions.  Call volumes and shelter numbers at the Domestic Violence Intervention Center (DVIC) in Opelika, however, paint a deceivingly different picture for 2020 as a whole. As of November, year-to-date call volumes were lower than 2019, DVIC director Zenene Humphrey-Davis said. DVIC, a Lake Martin Area United Way agency, serves Chambers, Lee, Macon, Randolph and Tallapoosa Counties. Humphrey-Davis did not dispute claims that domestic violence has been on the rise in 2020, but said DVIC s data does not reflect that. ....
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Gov. Ivey awards $1M to agencies assisting east Ala. domestic violence, child abuse victims By Alex Jones | December 10, 2020 at 1:45 PM EST - Updated December 10 at 1:45 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVM) - Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is providing more than $1,000,000 in grants to six east Alabama non-profits that provide services for victims of domestic violence and child abuse. “Victims of domestic violence and child abuse deserve to have somewhere and someone to turn to and trust in their time of need,” Gov. Ivey said. “These agencies are staffed with understanding and compassionate people that help victims through their terrible ordeals.” The organizations receiving grants include: ....