The Hidden Pandemic Behind COVID-19

In the U.S. and abroad, cases of domestic violence have tracked upward on the heels of the coronavirus. As prolonged social isolation and breakdowns in normal reporting have worsened conditions, experts say, clinicians are often the last line of defense. Cases of domestic violence, child abuse and sexual exploitation in the time of COVID-19 apear to be on the rise in emergency rooms and health clinics across the country since March, experts said in a recent HRSA webcast.