CYP Now - Surge in calls to NSPCC’s domestic abuse helpline

Calls to the NSPCC’s domestic abuse helpline have increased by 50 per cent month-on-month since the beginning of lockdown, latest figures show.

The NSPCC received more than 800 calls about domestic abuse in August alone. Picture: Adobe Stock

Since the height of lockdown in April, the helpline has received 4,500 calls from members of the public concerned about domestic abuse.

In August alone, the helpline received 818 calls from people raising concerns.

“The helpline figures highlight how the risk of domestic abuse intensified after measures were put in place to tackle Coronavirus and that concerns raised to the NSPCC are still up compared with pre-lockdown levels”, the NSPCC says.

One member of the public who called the helpline for advice about their neighbour, said: “I used to only hear them late at night or first thing in the morning before I left for work – now I’m working from home, I realise it’s happening throughout the day. I sometimes hear the toddler crying as the parents are fighting. It pains me to think the child is having to live like this – can you help?”

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