Considerations of the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic violence in the United States.
Considerations of the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic violence in the United States.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ssaho.2020.100069
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发表时间：
2020
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通讯作者：
Kosky M
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作者：
Bright CF;Burton C;Kosky M
“呆在家里，拯救生命”已被证明可以减少 COVID-19 的影响；然而，至关重要的是要认识到，不给医疗保健系统带来压力的努力可能会对家庭暴力产生意想不到的社会后果。本评论将家庭暴力视为 COVID-19 的重要社会和公共卫生影响。作为一种传染性很高的大流行病，世界各地都采取了必要的社会疏远措施，以减缓传播并保护医疗服务。我们首先提出的文献表明，社会疏远的影响包括社会和功能隔离以及经济压力，众所周知，这些都会增加家庭暴力。然后，我们对美国 COVID-19“封锁”前六周的 300 多篇新闻文章进行了内容分析，提出了初步观察结果：文章预测家庭暴力会增加，报告家庭暴力会增加，并告知受害者如何获得服务。通过评估早期新闻媒体关于 COVID-19 对 DV 影响的信息与有关社会隔离和危机情况的文献的交叉点，我们得出评论，并对当前政策产生影响，涉及以下方面：(1) 增加媒体关注，(2) 增加对医疗保健系统的关注，(3) 促进社会和经济安全，以及 (4) 为预防和应对提供资金的长期努力，以及需要考虑的研究意义。该研究正在进行中，但政策和程序建议是紧急提出的。
“Stay home, save lives” has been shown to reduce the impacts of COVID-19; however, it is crucial to recognize that efforts not to stress healthcare systems may have unintended social consequences for domestic violence. This commentary addresses domestic violence as an important social and public health implication of COVID-19. As a pandemic with a high contagion level, necessary social distancing measures have been put in place across the world to slow transmission and protect medical services. We first present literature that shows that among the effects of social distancing are social and functional isolation and economic stress, which are known to increase domestic violence. We then present preliminary observations from a content analysis conducted on over 300 news articles from the first six weeks of COVID-19 “lockdown” in the United States: articles predict an increase in domestic violence, report an increase in domestic violence, and inform victims on how to access services. Assessing the intersection of the early news media messaging on the effect of COVID-19 on DV and the literature on social isolation and crisis situations, we conclude the commentary with implications for current policy related to (1) increased media attention, (2) increased attention in healthcare systems, (3) promoting social and economic security, and (4) long-term efforts to fund prevention and response, as well as research implications to consider. The research is presented as ongoing, but the policy and procedure recommendations are presented with urgency.