Domestic violence in the United States

COVID-19 Pandemic Triggers Surge of Domestic Violence in Bulgaria

There is a silent and invisible pandemic developing alongside the COVID-19 one, as cases of domestic violence against women spiked worldwide during lockdowns to contain the newly-discovered coronavirus. This was a comparison often made and a concern often raised by international and regional organizations, civil society organizations and state authorities.

COVID-19 and Domestic Abuse: When Home is not the Safest Place

"All those who live in dysfunctional families in these times of self-isolation are at greater risk of violence because the additional stress, frustration and tension that the isolation brings can boost the dysfunctional patterns of behaviour among family members or abusive partners," Stoimenovska told BIRN.

"Thus a violent person can become even more violent".

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