The women's shelter recently added a male advocate so men feel more comfortable calling in.
As a new on daybreak.
People have been forced to be home a lot more over the past few months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
And we're learning more people are reaching out to area shelters looking for help handling abusive situations.
Kimt news 3's madelyne watkins takes us through some of the services shelters are offering.
The women's shelter and support center in rochester is getting a significant increase of calls coming in asking for help.
But calls coming through the crisis line have decreased.
That's because victims don't have the ability to get out and call right away.
With the ongoing pandemic... some can't get in to their therapist or counselor ?
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The director of youth and community programming, jeannie thompson, tells me more male victims are calling in, requesting their services.
Even though the title of the shelter is geared towards women... they have always offered services and support to every gender.
Thompson says they've recently added a male advocate to their team to help men feel more comfortable with calling in.
She says their goal is to reduce the stereotype that men always need to be strong and not show emotion.
"there's a lot of stigma that they get from their peers, their family members about, 'well you're a guy, why can't you manage this?'
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