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Bromley and Croydon Women s Aid experienced a 120 per cent increase in referrals during lockdown. Image: travellersvoice.ie Bromley and Croydon Women s Aid (BCWA) centre thanked supporters after experiencing a surge in demand for their services during the coronavirus lockdown. The women s refuge said recent donations including a number of laptops had helped them cope with a massive surge in demand for their services supporting women living with or escaping domestic violence. BCWA said they had seen a staggering 120 per cent increase in referrals and a 100 per cent hike in calls to its domestic violence helpline during lockdown. The charity, who have nine refuges across London, were matched thanks to the National Business Response Network with Colas Ltd, which donated six laptops, and Verizon Business, which helped train staff in how to use video-calling software while maintaining the security and confidentiality that are essential to their work during the pan ....
A WOMEN’S refuge in London received a 120 per cent increase in referrals and double the number of calls during the first few months of lockdown. Bromley and Croydon Women’s Aid (BCWA) said it would have been unable to cope with the rise in demand without donations of laptops and training software. The charity, which has nine refuges in south London that can house 54 women and 100 children, said the donations helped them adapt to remote working during the March and November lockdowns. BCWA CEO Constanze Sen said: “As soon as the first lockdown started we saw demand for our services shoot up. There was a 120 per cent increase in referrals and calls to our helpline doubled. ....