In Spain and France, pharmacies are stepping in to help abuse victims.
, advocates for domestic abuse victims are concerned things may only get worse.
Spain originally came up with the concept of using a safeword at pharmacies and soon after France implemented the option. If victims can’t talk openly in the store, they can say “mask 19” to the pharmacist signaling help is needed. A woman in Nancy, France was the first to use this after the government launched the initiative last week. She told the pharmacist her partner had abused her and soon after, he was arrested by police.
Being confined at home makes victims more vulnerable because there is no escape. Of the 20 large metropolitan police departments that provided data to CNN, “nine saw double-digit percentage jumps in domestic violence cases or 911 calls in March, either compared to the previous year or to earlier months in 2020.” These are sobering numbers given many states in the U.S. are just a week or two into shelter-in-place orders with no end in sight.
Massive shout out to child protection social workers who are currently overwhelmed with a massive increase in child protection and domestic abuse work because everyone is at home. These guys are taking huge risks every day while being coughed at and worse 🤷♀️
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