The hand signal – a mix of three hand gestures that convey “violence at home,” “I need help,” and “domestic violence” – was first started by the Canadian Women’s Foundation for their “Signal for Help” campaign. It consists of tucking your thumb into your open palm before then folding your four other fingers over your thumb. As domestic violence cases spiked during the pandemic, a TikTok video explaining a secret hand gesture for victims of domestic abuse went viral. Thanks to that video, a missi
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