It was a pleasure to talk to @whjm on @BBCWomansHour this week - albeit about a really sad subject, domestic abuse during the #coronavirus lockdowns in Europe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000hdjc">https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/pl...

Since this article was published @BBCNews, some new data has started to come through, so some updates in this thread...https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index"> https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1249490016180621317">https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flag of Spain" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Spain"> In Spain, calls to the national helpline between 1-15 April were 48% higher than same period last month

Fewer people use the email service, but it& #39;s quickly growing in popularity - contacts up 733%

& new psychological help service via WhatsApp getting approx 28 contacts/day

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Police cars revolving light" aria-label="Emoji: Police cars revolving light"> Also in Spain, police have carried out 25% more checks on women who are victims of violence than this time last year https://twitter.com/IgualdadGob/status/1251486018387181574?s=20">https://twitter.com/IgualdadG...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇫🇷" title="Flag of France" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of France"> As of Monday AM, French interior ministry told me police interventions for & #39;family disputes& #39; (their words, not mine) were up 48%

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💻" title="Personal computer" aria-label="Emoji: Personal computer">14x more contacts on live chat service of govt website that supports victims of & #39;sexual or sexist violence& #39;

(compared to same period 2019)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flag of Italy" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Italy">The 80 centres of anti-violence network @direlaviolenza in Italy have seen contact 75% higher than their monthly average.

But *new* women, contacting them for the first time, were only 28% of the total.

Their centres: https://www.direcontrolaviolenza.it/d-i-re-tutti-i-numeri-telefonici-dei-centri-antiviolenza/">https://www.direcontrolaviolenza.it/d-i-re-tu...

That& #39;s a worry, because normally the vast majority of the women they help @direlaviolenza are new cases.

What that might indicate is something lots of people on the front line are worried about: barriers to women reporting violence and making contact with support services

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇹" title="Flag of Austria" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Austria"> Helpline calls up 30% in Austria

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇰" title="Flag of Denmark" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Denmark"> Danish police reporting an increase in ‘domestic disturbance’ cases + shelters in Copenhagen busy

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇧🇪" title="Flag of Belgium" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Belgium"> French-language helpline in Belgium still seeing 3x normal calls

Meanwhile #Mascarilla19 has kept on spreading, including to:
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