The Effect of Covid 19 on Survivors of Domestic Violence

Please join the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable for a discussion of Covid-19”s Impact on Survivors of Domestic Violence on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at 3 PM on Zoom. Registration is required. To register, go to https://domesticviolenceroundtable.org.

Social distancing is a necessary strategy for keeping the community safe during this pandemic, but isolation in one’s home is having a profound effect on survivors of domestic violence and their families.

This forum will feature representatives of local domestic violence agencies who will address several different situations that survivors might be in right now, including those who may be in controlling or abusive relationships and those who may have left a controlling and abusive partner.

Panelists will look at the emotional, psychological, and economic implications of this complex time for survivors of domestic abuse and will answer questions from the online audience..

If you or someone that you care about is a survivor of domestic abuse and would like help or support, all of the local domestic abuse programs in the area are responding to phone calls and emails.

Domestic Violence Services Network, Inc. (DVSN) (business hours; any messages are returned as soon as possible)

Jewish Family & Children's Service Journey to Safety (business hours)

(781) 647-5327 or jts@jfcsboston.org

REACH Beyond Domestic Violence (24/7 response)

(800) 899-4000

The Second Step (business hours)

(617) 965-3999

Voices Against Violence (24/7 response)

(800) 593-1125

The National Domestic Violence Hotline also offers 24/7 call and online chat options at (800) 799-7233 or www.thehotline.org