While a lot of people have loved spending more time at home during the last year, some people have been forced to spend more time with their abusers at home where there is a lower chance of someone seeing the signs of abuse.
Domestic violence comes in many forms and can be incredibly hard to talk about – especially with someone in an abusive relationship. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, approximately 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner, and an estimated 10 million people experience domestic violence every year in the US alone.
In an effort to help people protect themselves in every situation, we’re sharing these tools from the National Domestic Violence Hotline to help you if you ever need to have that conversation:
How to talk to someone about relationship abuse
How to create a safety plan
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)