As countries around the world are in lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19, victims of domestic violence are being put in a dangerous situation. In Brazil, Avon and Natura have joined forces to launch #IsolatedNotAlone, a campaign to support victims and at-risk women.

As COVID-19 forces people to stay home, anti-abuse charities have warned it could lead to an uptick in domestic violence. To encourage collective awareness and action against abuse, the No More Project has launched a campaign appealing to people’s desire to band together in the face of a crisis.

A non-profit organisation in Russia has created a mobile game that teaches players about domestic violence. With information about such topics unavailable in mainstream media, and abuse likely to increase while people self-isolate, gamification helps raise awareness in an accessible way.

The lockdown measures introduced to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have kept people confined with certain loved ones for months while preventing them from seeing others. Canvas8 spoke to 17 Britons and Americans to find out how this period of self-isolation has impacted their relationships.