Influx of calls to Dumbarton domestic abuse charity
dailyrecord.co.ukTeen sustains serious head injury during Dumbarton attackShe said: “We are seeing a significant increase in demand for our service especially since lockdown lifted.“We have had a lot of women phoning up, really desperate.“Women often say when they contact us ‘I’m not sure if this is abuse or if it’s just me’ or ‘I’m sure someone else needs your help more than me’ however women also tell us ‘I would have been dead if I hadn’t had your support to get out’.”Just before Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the whole of the UK was in lockdown at the end of March, Dumbarton District Women’s Aid drew up a disaster plan to ensure women and children in need could still get support.This meant they were able to make sure phonecalls would be answered.
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