British soap opera addresses dangers of intimate partner abuse during pandemic

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New episodes of the popular British soap opera “EastEnders” include a storyline about a young woman with an abusive husband, whose abuse escalated during the coronavirus lockdown. Host Marco Werman speaks with Sophie Francis-Cansfield, senior campaigns and policy officer at Women’s Aid in the UK.

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