Domestic violence victims, stuck at home, are at risk during coronavirus pandemic

By Scottie Andrew, CNN

Updated 1840 GMT (0240 HKT) March 27, 2020

Victims of domestic violence are cut off from resources while they stay shut in during the coronavirus pandemic. Advocates are struggling to find new ways to help them.
Victims of domestic violence are cut off from resources while they stay shut in during the coronavirus pandemic. Advocates are struggling to find new ways to help them.

A list of resources for domestic violence victims follows this article.

(CNN)Home is the safest place to be while a pandemic rages outside. Health officials have said as much for weeks now.

But for some, home is not a haven from violence and abuse.
Self-isolation forces victims of domestic violence and their children into uncomfortable and dangerous circumstances: Riding out the Covid-19 crisis, shut in with their abusers.