The current domestic violence information that initiated our shift
“243 million women and girls globally are affected by domestic violence. ”
— World Health Organization, Geneva 2013
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home orders have only exacerbated the situation and exposed the limitations of traditional systems and support for domestic violence victims. Many experts in the field are calling it…
The Shadow Pandemic
30% increase in US
20% - 30% increase in Canada
30% increase in France & Cyprus
35% increase in Singapore
25% increase in Argentina
+ 72 million affected
-unwomen.org/literature/issue-brief-covid-19-and-ending-violence-against-women-and-girls
Links to recent articles on domestic violence.
The Shadow Pandemic: Violence against women during Covid-19
The UN supporting 'trapped' domestic violence victims during Covid-19
Human Rights Watch; Women face rising risk of violence during Covid-19
CFR: Double pandemic, domestic violence in age of Covid-19
World Health Organization; Violence against women and girls data during Covid-19
“I think the data might be a warning to the rest of us, about what we might see coming. We need to keep in mind there are victims at home with people who can really hurt them.”
— Ruth Glenn - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence