Family violence perpetrators using COVID-19 as 'a form of abuse we have not experienced before'
4 years, 9 months ago

Family violence perpetrators using COVID-19 as 'a form of abuse we have not experienced before'

ABC  

As a rise in family violence due to the coronavirus crisis is set to strain an already critically overstretched social support system, some abusers are reportedly using COVID-19 as a psychological weapon. Key points: Social services organisations are getting reports that abusers are using the coronavirus-related threats as a form of emotional-physical abuse Some social workers are confused about what they are allowed to do under coronavirus restrictions The chair of the Royal Commission into Family Violence is concerned that momentum to reform the sector will be halted by the crisis Liz Thomas, the chief executive of social services organisation Wayss that helps family violence victims in Melbourne's south-east, told the ABC she had received six reports in the past week of men using the coronavirus to threaten and coerce women. Victoria's top cop battling family violence, Assistant Commissioner Dean McWhirter, said the research showed there was an initial lull as people struggled to cope with the changes around them. "The real worry is that there are so many strains at the moment, and stresses, that family violence could be forgotten," she said.

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COVID-19 pandemic fuelled rise in child sexual abuse online: report
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic fuelled rise in child sexual abuse online: report

The Hindu  

The Global Threat Assessment report 2021, by WeProtect Global Alliance, launched on Tuesday, said COVID-19 had contributed to a significant spike in child sexual exploitation and abuse online. WeProtect Global Alliance is a global movement of more than 200 governments, private sector companies and civil society organisations working together to transform the global response to child sexual exploitation and abuse …

Welfare concerns for children exposed to more family violence during COVID-19 lockdowns
3 years, 9 months ago

Welfare concerns for children exposed to more family violence during COVID-19 lockdowns

ABC  

The great escape was meticulously planned. Crime Statistics Agency data released exclusively to the ABC by Monash University's Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre showed children’s presence at police-reported family violence incidents increased by 29.4 per cent in Victoria between April and June last year, compared with the same period in 2019. "Family violence is under-reported for many reasons, and …

I'm A Therapist Working With Children And Families. Here's How COVID-19 Is Affecting Them.
3 years, 10 months ago

I'm A Therapist Working With Children And Families. Here's How COVID-19 Is Affecting Them.

Huff Post  

"Even the fear of germs, which may have been considered a phobia or obsessional thought for children and adults, is now at least somewhat appropriate," the author writes. Getty Images As a psychoanalyst and parent guidance expert working in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic with parents of children and adolescents, and often with the children themselves, it has …

Family violence prevention workers continue to help victim survivors during COVID-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Family violence prevention workers continue to help victim survivors during COVID-19

ABC  

A family violence prevention worker in Shepparton says it is harder for victims to make the decision to leave a violent situation in the current pandemic. Key points: A Shepparton family violence prevention worker says she has helped more victim survivors this year than any other The Crime Statistics Agency says there have been 1,611 family violence incidents in the …

COVID-19 pandemic leads to rise in violence against women and girls in Asia Pacific, new report shows
4 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic leads to rise in violence against women and girls in Asia Pacific, new report shows

ABC  

Lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a devastating rise in violence against women and children in Asia, according to a new report. Key points: Economic pressure can lead to a rise in child marriage The Philippines reported an increase in online child sex abuse Experts say violence against women can be hard to measure The 'Because We Matter' …

Fighting a double pandemic
4 years, 6 months ago

Fighting a double pandemic

The Hindu  

Waking up to screams, thuds, angry shouting and the sickening sound of someone crashing into a wall, a table, a door. And as economies, institutions and social welfare sectors continue to buckle under the strain of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic crisis, there is a dangerous escalation in the risk to the millions of people caught in the clutches of domestic …

WHO concerned over COVID-19 upswing in many countries
4 years, 6 months ago

WHO concerned over COVID-19 upswing in many countries

India TV News  

World Health Organization said that it's concerned that many countries, particularly the global south, are still on the upswing of the COVID-19 pandemic, and again called for global solidarity to overcome difficulties for "over 100 years." "We are concerned that we are still very much on the upswing of this pandemic in many countries, particularly of the global south," Dr …

Protect children from the fallout of Covid-19| Opinion
4 years, 7 months ago

Protect children from the fallout of Covid-19| Opinion

Hindustan Times  

The images of migrant workers making the arduous trek home have come to define the terrible fallout of the coronavirus disease in India, even though there have been some positive outcomes. Children without parental support will not be able to fend off the virus, as many will be unable to observe physical distancing or access clean water and soap for …

Applying Victimology To Covid-19 Lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

Applying Victimology To Covid-19 Lockdown

Live Law  

INTRODUCTION The inspector of Delhi police has expressed that one of the significant reasons for violations is "provocation" but as the individuals presently don't have the environment to blow up which implies, they can't get incited. The World Health Organization has also stated that with the implementation of social distancing, the cases of domestic violence shall increase in the period …

Family violence campaign launched as Melbourne hospital's emergency presentations double
4 years, 8 months ago

Family violence campaign launched as Melbourne hospital's emergency presentations double

ABC  

The State Government is launching a new campaign to remind people to call out family violence when they see or hear it amid fears that incidents are going unreported during coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Key points: The family violence prevention campaign Respect Each Other: Call It Out will launch on regional and rural television, radio and Spotify, and in multiple languages …

Coronavirus isolation prompts rise in domestic violence trauma cases in Queensland emergency departments, Health Minister warns
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus isolation prompts rise in domestic violence trauma cases in Queensland emergency departments, Health Minister warns

ABC  

Hospital emergency departments are reporting an increase in significant injuries related to domestic violence, with concerns coronavirus social distancing is making matters worse for many people, Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles says. Key points: Family violence-related hospital trauma cases are on the rise Family violence-related hospital trauma cases are on the rise Attacks are reportedly increasing in brutality and severity …

Coronavirus lockdown will have ‘devastating consequences for a generation’ unless domestic abuse tackled
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown will have ‘devastating consequences for a generation’ unless domestic abuse tackled

The Independent  

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SA Police says no spike in domestic violence amid coronavirus restrictions, despite alleged murder
4 years, 8 months ago

SA Police says no spike in domestic violence amid coronavirus restrictions, despite alleged murder

ABC  

Police in South Australia say they have not seen a "significant increase" in domestic violence reports during the coronavirus pandemic, despite an alleged murder in the state last week and experts' predictions of a rise in incidents. Key points: There have been increases in domestic violence in other states, Commissioner Grant Stevens said Support groups have warned about the impact …

Covid-19 lockdown | Rise in domestic violence, police apathy: NCW
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 lockdown | Rise in domestic violence, police apathy: NCW

The Hindu  

The first week of the nationwide lockdown, which has left many facing job losses, uncertainty over salaries, forced isolation and stressed households, has resulted in a steep rise in violence against women. Simultaneously, there has been an almost threefold increase in police apathy towards women’s complaints with the NCW receiving 16 complaints on the issue as compared to six earlier, …

COVID-19 Crisis : Highlights on March 26
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 Crisis : Highlights on March 26

India TV News  

COVID-19 Crisis : Highlights on March 26 COVID-19 positive cases are nearing 500,000 globally, as the death toll breached the 22,000-mark on Thursday. G-20 summit Mohammad bin Salman remarks The total number of cases in Punjab rise to 33, after 2 more people test positive for Coronavirus. Indian Army issues fresh instructions reiterating enhanced measures to fight coronavirus Image Source …

Covid-19 has revealed widespread sexism in China
4 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 has revealed widespread sexism in China

The Economist  

Listen to this story. But female netizens continued to revile “Lovely land”, or Jiangshanjiao by her Chinese name, as a symbol of all that is decidedly unlovely about women’s lives in their land. “Jiangshanjiao, if your husband hits you, do the police respond?” “Why are you wearing a short skirt?” “Did your parents want another child because you were a …

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