Behind Closed Doors
Clip: Season 2 Episode 5 | 9m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
An in-depth report on the escalation of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rhode Island PBS Weekly takes a look at the issues of abuse and neglect impacting women and children who are isolated as a result of the pandemic. While advocates for domestic violence victims in Rhode Island have seen a big spike in hotline calls, those who work in child welfare report significantly fewer calls to the state’s child abuse and neglect hotline.
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Rhode Island PBS Weekly is a local public television program presented by Ocean State Media
Behind Closed Doors
Clip: Season 2 Episode 5 | 9m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Rhode Island PBS Weekly takes a look at the issues of abuse and neglect impacting women and children who are isolated as a result of the pandemic. While advocates for domestic violence victims in Rhode Island have seen a big spike in hotline calls, those who work in child welfare report significantly fewer calls to the state’s child abuse and neglect hotline.
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Clip: S2 Ep5 | 7m 47s | Rhode Island's historical ties to slavery, and those who overcame it, is often overlooked. (7m 47s)
Scott MacKay Commentary on RI Slave History
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Clip: S2 Ep5 | 2m 44s | Guest commentator Scott MacKay on looking at RI slave history through a truthful lens. (2m 44s)
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