Within the past three months, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s 914 emergency hotline received a total of 197 reports, 80% of which were domestic violence (DV)-related.
Speaking at a press conference held yesterday, Minister Dr Vindhya Persaud disclosed that 158 of the reports were DV-related, while the remaining 39 were child protection cases.
Region Four accounted for the highest number of reports, with 113. No calls were received from either Region One or Region Eight.
