UNITED STATES
AdamHorowitzLaw.com
March 30, 2020
During this pandemic, reports of possible child abuse are down and reports of domestic violence are up. Both trends are troubling. You can help make a difference here.
About 70% of all suspected child abuse reports come from teachers, counselors and doctors. As fewer kids see these professionals, fewer reports get made.
Is more child abuse happening now, as families are cooped up together? No one knows. But fewer reports are being called in to state child protection agencies.
That means that some children who would benefit from the intervention of child safety workers aren’t getting attention these days because of the Covid-19 crisis.
But it’s different with domestic violence, advocates say. Partner and spousal abuse IS happening more often now, they believe.
According to NBC News, “as lawmakers across the country order lockdowns to slow the spread of the virus, the lives of people stuck in physically or emotionally abusive relationships have — and will — become harder, which has already been seen in the pandemic hotspots of China and Italy.”
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