The closure of the federal government began on the first day of the month of awareness of domestic violence, and experts say that it is a good time to discuss how financial stress and job insecurity can take into account domestic and family violence.
The 12th annual Purple Light Nights of the Sheriff’s Sheriff’s office of Prince George brought together law enforcement, survivors of domestic violence and lawyers.
The Sheriff office believes that a preventive approach is the way to tackle the kind of family violence that, according to federal statistics, one in four women and one in seven men victims.
Sheriff John Carr Notes experts have determined that “financial stress” is a major contributing factor.
An estimated 70,000 federal employees live in Prince George’s County. They and their families are now confronted with the financial impact of the federal closure and the threats of the Trump administration of mass dismissals.
“I am worried about that and history has shown that when we had the COVID-19 Pandemie, it was a problem or problem, even when we had leave before we see an increase that refers to calls to service when it comes to domestic violence and also files,” Carr said.
Pastor Linda Thomas is a survivor of domestic violence and an advocate for victims. She says it is important for people to notice what she calls ‘red flag behavior’.
“It is isolation, manipulation, financial abuse, children,” she said.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development says that domestic violence is also the third main cause of homelessness.
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