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Male domestic abuse victims 'sleeping in cars and tents'
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-54237409Male domestic abuse victims 'sleeping in cars and tents'
24 September 2020
Charities dealing with men who suffer domestic abuse have seen pleas for help jump by up to 60% during the lockdown.
The Respect Men's Advice Line said some victims had told them they had sought refuge by sleeping in cars or in tents in the gardens of friends or relatives.
The charity said it had received 13,812 calls and emails between April and July in lockdown compared to 8,648 in the same period in 2019.
Respect's Ippo Panteloudakis said the pandemic had made the problem worse.
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