Tag: domestic violence

Domestic Violence Calls for Help Increased 20% During the Pandemic

April 20, 2021Natural Health News

By Tara N. Richards and Justin Nix Domestic violence rose globally in 2020—so much so that doctors have called it “a pandemic within a pandemic.” The National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice, a team of national experts tasked with assessing the impact of COVID-19…

New Study Shows Increase in Domestic Violence Injuries During COVID-19 Lockdown

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020Health And Wellness

There was a higher incidence and severity of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) among patients seen at a large, academic medical center in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the prior three years, according to a new study published in Radiology. “Our study…