From Philadelphia Neighborhoods: The shutdown and social distancing are preventing accurate tracing of domestic abuse cases in Philadelphia, but service providers continue to reach out to survivors.
From WHYY: When people call for defunding the police, what does that mean for survivors of domestic violence?
From ESPN: Six organizations that aid survivors of domestic violence are among groups that will receive $50,000 each from Major League Baseball and the players’ association as part of a Healthy Relationships Community Grant initiative.
From KevinMD.com: As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the country, states are mandating “stay at home” orders; and with these orders comes further social isolation for domestic violence (DV) survivors and their families.
Vashti Bledsoe, program director at Lutheran Settlement Home, discusses the matter on Good Day Philadelphia.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer: Domestic violence is expected to increase at the same time some local resource centers end in-person assistance.
From 6abc: Seniors facing the coronavirus pandemic have had good reasons to take extra precautions.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer: The Philadelphia Police disciplinary code does not list domestic violence as a punishable offense.
From the Pew Charitable Trusts: The Pew Fund for Health and Human Services launched the Evaluation Capacity Building Initiative (ECBI) in early 2018 to strengthen our grantees’ abilities to monitor and evaluate their programs and use data to improve services for some of Philadelphia’s most vulnerable residents.
From NBC10 Philadelphia: Domestic abuse survivors and advocates came together to share their stories at a rally in Center City Wednesday. Mayor Jim Kenney along with other speakers talked about the need to speak up about domestic violence.
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