'Abusers thrive off of power and control. Right now, an abuser could be controlling an entire household.'
pandemic, with victims cooped up with their abusers under stay-at home orders and unable to access services they normally would utilize for support, according to officials.
The Safe Center is one of many domestic violence resource facilities adapting to the new circumstances of the pandemic. Singas said that if someone feels their phone is being monitored, they should send the images to someone they trust and then delete them from their own device. Calls to the state's domestic violence hotline were up 30% in April compared to last year and up 18% from February to March, when New York's"PAUSE" order, which shut all but essential businesses, took effect, according to Cuomo's office.
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