COVID-19 Isolation Linked to Increased Domestic Violence, Researchers Suggest

Karen Michele Nikos — February 24, 2021 - 9:02am

While COVID-19-related lockdowns may have decreased the spread of a deadly virus, they appear to have created an ideal environment for increased domestic violence. Extra stress in the COVID-19 pandemic caused by income loss, and lack of ability to pay for housing and food has exacerbated the often silent epidemic of intimate partner violence, suggests a new University of California, Davis, study.

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COVID-19 Isolation Linked to Increased Domestic Violence, Researchers Suggest