https://freerepublic.com/tag/domestiviolence/ en-us Fri, 27 Mar 2020 03:04:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3828739/posts A ringing phone stirred Somy Ali from her sleep one night last week. A call in the early morning hours is hardly unusual for Ali, who runs a Miami-based nonprofit for domestic violence survivors. But in recent days, as millions isolate themselves from the outside world while COVID-19 diagnoses surge across Florida, her phone hasn't stopped ringing. For now, the consensus advice has been to stay inside. Yet for those who experience domestic violence, the outbreak has created a perfect storm of circumstance, trapping some in their homes with an abuser as uncertainty compounds anxiety. In 2018, Miami-Dade saw 9,137... Miami New Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3828739/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2020 03:04:51 GMT