Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine.
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine.
Psychol Trauma. 2020 Aug;12(S1):S199-S201. doi: 10.1037/tra0000866. Epub 2020 Jun 1.
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the associated disease it causes, COVID-19, have caused unprecedented social disruption. Due to sweeping stay-at-home orders across the United States and internationally, many victims and survivors of domestic violence (DV), now forced to be isolated with their abusers, run the risk of new or escalating violence. Numerous advocates, organizations, and service centers anticipated this: Upticks in domestic violence were reported in many regions soon after stay-at-home directives were announced. In this commentary, we delineate some of the recent events leading up to the reported spike in DV; review literature on previously documented disaster-related DV surges; and discuss some of the unique challenges, dilemmas, and risks victims and survivors face during this pandemic. We conclude with recommendations to allocate resources to DV front-liners and utilize existing DV guidelines for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
新型冠状病毒(SARS-CoV-2)及其引发的疾病 COVID-19 造成了前所未有的社会混乱。由于美国和国际上实施了全面的居家令,许多家庭暴力(DV)的受害者和幸存者现在被迫与施虐者隔离,他们面临着新的或升级的暴力风险。许多倡导者、组织和服务中心都预见到了这一点:在居家令宣布后不久,许多地区都报告了家庭暴力事件的增加。在这篇评论中,我们描述了一些最近发生的事件,这些事件导致了报告的 DV 激增;回顾了文献中记录的与灾害相关的 DV 激增;并讨论了在大流行期间受害者和幸存者面临的一些独特挑战、困境和风险。我们最后提出了一些建议,将资源分配给 DV 一线工作者,并利用现有的 DV 灾害准备、应对和恢复指南。(美国心理协会,《心理科学数据库》,2020)