(First published April 2020)A Canterbury support service is still being inundated with calls for help after family violence rates spiked during the Covid-19 lockdown. Family violence agency Aviva says its waiting list for families needing help increased 150 per cent during lockdown. Lawrence Smith/Stuff Reports of family violence spiked during the nationwide level 4 lockdown, and have remained high since. "Our staff are working at maximum capacity, but we're concerned that we're still not reaching everybody needing support. Supplied Aviva is hoping to raise enough money to employ another member of staff to meet the increased demand for its family violence services.

Source: Stuff September 15, 2020 06:22 UTC