Covid-19 and violence against women and children: time to mitigate the shadow pandemic
Helga Fogstad, Étienne V Langlois, Teesta Dey
Abstract
Covid-19 has highlighted the urgency of addressing violence against women and children, which reports suggest has increased during the pandemic.Often referred to as a "shadow pandemic," 1 the rise in violence over the past two years has been linked to lockdowns and other restrictions on movement put in place due to covid-19, which force women and children to remain at home with their abusers.
Topics & Concepts
SummitPolitical sciencePublic relationsHealth careMedicineEquity (law)Shadow (psychology)Economic growthPsychologyGeographyPhysical geographyPsychotherapistLawEconomicsChild and Adolescent HealthFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology