Listen in as Jim Dudley speaks with Beverly Upton, Executive Director of the San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium, about what has happened to domestic violence during the COVID-19 shelter in place era. Across the country, reports of domestic violence dropped after stay at home orders began. But does that mean violence decreased, or does it mean fewer people were able to safely reach out for help?

This conversation explores what lower reporting can really signal, the barriers survivors face when they are isolated at home, and why understanding the difference between reporting and actual occurrence matters now more than ever.

Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com.
Audio Editors: Ada Schmidt and  Maya Alford-Hill