Signs Your Teen Is In An Abusive Relationship And How To Address It
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Julia Austin
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How COVID-19 is making things worse
Hatwood touched on the ways the current pandemic is making already problematic situations bubble to the surface. Stress can make sick people sicker – including emotionally sick individuals. “COVID has made it worse. With the shelter in place order, already abusive situations in the home accelerate. The child will leave the home, and be with an abusive partner. So we’ve passed the torch and put that child in an environment where they’re with this partner all the time. Domestic violence abuse calls have gone up 20 or 30 percent so they say. But that’s not even all of them. Those are just the ones who can get to the phone,” Hatwood says.
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