Psychiatric News (4/23) reports the coronavirus pandemic “and the associated public health response could be causing the number of people who are the victims of intimate partner violence and child abuse to rise dramatically, according to a resource document published this week by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).” The document from SAMHSA said, “COVID-19 has caused major economic devastation, disconnected many from community resources and support systems, and created widespread uncertainty and panic. Such conditions may stimulate violence in families where it didn’t exist before and worsen situations in homes where mistreatment and violence have been a problem.”
Related Links:
— “Intimate Partner Violence, Child Abuse May Rise During Pandemic, Psychiatric News, April 23, 2020