COVID-19: a public health approach to manage domestic violence is needed [thelancet.com]
By Joht Singh Chandan, Julie Taylor, Caroline Bradbury-Jones, et al., The Lancet, May 8, 2020 The negative consequential effects of the measures adopted by the UK and other countries to tackle the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on society are beginning to unfold. An area of concern is the impending crisis of domestic violence—gender-based violence and child abuse and neglect, due to movement restrictions, loss of income, isolation, overcrowding, and stress and anxiety, all...