When lockdown is not actually safer: intimate partner violence and COVID-19
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The lives of these women are often filled with fear and danger under normal circumstances, but during this new normal of the global pandemic, the lives of these very often “invisible victims” are at an increased risk for more violence — and even murder
Weighing the Risks and Benefits
Although women experiencing IPV feel the desire to leave, they may not have any place to turn. Choosing whether to endure abuse that has the potential to escalate, may seem like a better option than potentially contracting covid and having to seek medical help. Both of these options are rather undesirable and leave many women to make a seemingly impossible decision.
