Violence against children during COVID-19: Assessing and understanding change in use of helplines

• Published in: Child abuse & neglect Vol. 116; no. Pt 2; p. 104757
• Main Authors: Petrowski, Nicole, Cappa, Claudia, Pereira, Andrea, Mason, Helen, Daban, Rocio Aznar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2021; Elsevier Science Ltd; The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd
• Subjects: Administrative data; Child Abuse; Child abuse & neglect; Child Advocacy; Child protection services; Child Safety; Child welfare; Children; Children & youth; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Data collection; Helplines; Media coverage; Mothers; News; News media; Pandemics; Protection; Victims; Violence; Women; COVID-19; Child protection services; Administrative data; Children; Violence; Helplines

Many of the measures taken by countries to contain the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in disruptions to child protection services. Despite this, many countries have worked to ensure that child helplines remain operational, making such mechanisms even more critical for reporting and referring cases...