According to police authorities, cases of domestic violence in Montgomery County have increased 25% since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
MyMCM spoke with a domestic violence victim about this scourge that strikes one in three women in the United States.
For help you can contact the Montgomery County Family Justice Center at 240-773-0444 or email safe@montgomerycountymd.gov.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233 or you can text LOVEIS to 22522.