Anti–abuse website traffic up 600%
Shelter Scotland said it also saw a rise in traffic to webpages titled “Leaving home in a hurry” and “Legal action on partners”.
The charity runs a Facebook advertising campaign leading to its own website, and the increase, when compared with other weekends the campaign has run, coincided with Sunday’s Rangers v Celtic match.
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Alison Watson, head of services at Shelter Scotland, said: “These figures show that hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people across Scotland, mainly women, went online last weekend to find advice and help on issues related to domestic abuse.”