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Years of life lost due to the psychosocial consequences of COVID-19 mitigation strategies based on Swiss data

BACKGROUND: The pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has forced governments to implement strict social mitigation strategies to reduce the morbidity and mortality from acute infections. These strategies, however, carry a significant risk...

Women's mental health: acute impact of COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created a situation of general distress. Although the focus has been initially more on the physical health during the pandemic, mental health concerns linked to the lockdown have quickly risen. This study a...

When "stay at home" can be dangerous: Data on domestic violence in Italy during COVID-19 lockdown

The global pandemic caused by a new strain of Coronavirus has brought the Italian government to adopt quarantine, isolation, and lockdown strategies as restrictive measures to reduce the virus spread. Being forced to stay at home could significantly incre...

What Will Be the Impact of the COVID-19 Quarantine on Psychological Distress? Considerations Based on a Systematic Review of Pandemic Outbreaks

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and related syndrome (COVID-19) has led to worldwide measures with severe consequences for millions of people. In the light of the psychopathological consequences of restrictive measures detected during previous outbreak...

What we have learnt about trauma, loss and grief for children in response to COVID-19

The disruption of daily life resulting from COVID-19 and its precautions has taken an enormous emotional toll on children and families. The consequences of disrupted schooling, changed social interactions and altered family dynamics has had some unanticip...

Violence in intimate partnerships and mental problems in children and adolescents. Online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the lives of families in an unprecedented way. During the first lockdown, extrafamilial contact was significantly reduced. Many parents had to look after their children and work from...

Violence against women in the Covid-19 pandemic: A review of the literature and a call for shared strategies to tackle health and social emergencies

The aim of this article was to conduct a rapid critical review of the literature about the relationship between violence against women (VAW) and the current COVID-19 pandemic. After the screening process, a total of 42 articles were considered. Our review...

Violence against women during covid-19 pandemic restrictions

Violence against children and adolescents: Notification and alert in times of pandemic

Objective: Social isolation is currently identified as the best way to prevent the infection by the new coronavirus. However, for some social groups, such as children and adolescents, this measure carries a contradiction: the home, which should be the saf...

Utsatte barn og unges tjenestetilbud under Covid-19 pandemien

Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global health crisis. Because the crisis requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on individuals, insights from the social and behavioural sciences can be used to help al...

Unspoken inequality: How COVID-19 has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities of asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented migrants in South Africa

An estimated 2 million foreign-born migrants of working age (15-64) were living in South Africa (SA) in 2017. Structural and practical xenophobia has driven asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented migrants in SA to abject poverty and misery. The Corona...

Undergraduates' Noncompliance with COVID-19 Regulations Is Associated with Lifetime Sexual Harassment Perpetration and Sexist Beliefs

Despite efforts by universities to curb the spread of COVID-19, evidence from a separate, yet surprisingly parallel, domain of research-sexual violence perpetration-suggests that many students violate policies that regulate individual behavior and prohibi...

Trust in UK Government and news media Covid-19 information down, concerns over misinformation from government and politicians up

Trapped in Place: A Systematic Review of Elder Abuse During the COVID-19 Era

Prior to COVID-19, an estimated 1 in 10 adults age >= 60 years experienced abuse annually in the United States. Social isolation is a known risk factor for elder abuse. To understand the possible contributing factors to a reported increase in elder abuse ...

Trangboddhet og barnefamiliers hverdagsliv i koronaens tid

Boforhold har betydning for barnefamiliers situasjon og er en viktig faktor i barns oppvekstmiljø. Å bo trangt er en faktor som kan påvirke muligheten for ro og hvile, livsutfoldelse og kan gi familiestress. I Norge vet vi relativt mye om hvor mye plass v...

Timely mental health care for the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak is urgently needed

Tiltak på skole- og barnehageområdet under koronautbruddet våren 2020

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The Short-and Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Child Maltreatment

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new threat to child health and safety. Some studies suggest that social isolation and economic stress have exacerbated child abuse and neglect, whereas other studies argue that orders to stay at home are lik...