Domestic abuse concerns during pandemic

Domestic abuse concerns during pandemic

BALTIMORE CITY SAYS BECAUSE OFTHE PANDEMIC --- SPECIALISTSARE SEEING A RISE IN DOMESTICABUSE.

THE MAYOR ADDRESSED THEISSUE YESTERDAY.

WMAR 2 NEW'SDAVE DETLING IS IN TOWSON WITHA LOOK AT HOW ONE ORGANIZATIONIS IS MEETING THE NEEDS OTHOSE IMPACTED.Yesterday, Mayor Jack Youngsaid communities need to bepaying more attention toissues like domestic violence.While calls to police to 911are down on that subject,organizations like TurnAroundsay they are serving moreclients than before.

Itdefinitely is eye opening ita change.

TURNAROUNDLOCATION HAS BEEN PRETTY DARKAND DESOLATE SINCE SINCE STAFFSTARTED WORKING FROM HOME.

Weare used to at any given timehaving people to be able tocome to our office forassistance.

We have a lot ofwalk-ins.

SINCE COVID-19 HIT &THE ORGANIZATIONPROVIDES COUNSELING ANDSUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OFSEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTICVIOLENCE AND SEX TRAFFICING &HAS SHIFTED PRACTICES TOVIRTUAL MEETINGS AND CALLSOVER THE PHONE.

GRACIEGREENBURG, LICENSED MASTERSOCIAL WORKER AND TRAUMATHERAPIST HAS BEEN MEETINGWITH CLIENTS THROUGH THECOMPUTER.

Itobviously providing clinicalservices over a computer orover the telephone but on thewhole, that we as a clinicalteam, our clients have justbeen really grateful.

AS FORCLIENT NEEDS --- TURNAROUNDDEPUTY DIRECTOR, RACHEL SYESAYS SINCE THE START OFCOVID-19, THEREGREATER DEMAND FOR SUPPORTSERVICES.

We are definitelyseeing that we are busier,therehappening during this pandemicand so theremoment, it hasnWith The increase we havedefinitely seen that webusier more now in a shortperiod of time than everbefore.

(GFX) IN FACT MONTHLYCALL VOLUMES TO TURNAROUND ISUP 300 PERCENT.

THE NEED FOREMERGENCY SHELTER IS UP 200PERCENT.

THERAPY SERVICES AREUP 138 PERCENT AND EMERGENCYSERVICES ARE UP 150 PERCENT.EXPERTS BELIEVE WITH MOREPEOPLE STAYING AT HOME DURINGTHE PANDEMICBE ASSERTING MORE CONTROL OVERVICTIMS911.

TURNAROUND SAYS PEOPLE INNEED ARE FINDING WAYSCONTACT THEM FOR HELP.

Withpeople are staying at home, weknow that every homeenvironment may not be safe,crime doesnthat nature and so we alsoknow that it can also intendto increase the amount ofstress as well as the amountof abuseto victims. And forhowever long the pandemiclasts organizations Saytheyneeds of clients through videoconference calls and phonecalls.

Turnaround will do thesame but plans to bring bringspecific clients back to thebuilding for in-servicemeetings mid-August.

InTowson, Dave Detling, WMAR 2News.LET'S CHECK IN