Northeastern University: COVID-19 Made It Harder to Escape Domestic Violence. Technology Offers Some Tools to Help Victims
March 04, 2021
March 04, 2021
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 (TNSJou) -- Northeastern University issued the following news:
Last March, as COVID-19 spread throughout the United States and lockdown policies were enacted, researchers and advocates working in domestic violence prevention noticed an odd trend.
"Immediately after the lockdown, we saw a precipitous decrease in folks reaching out for help," says Margo Lindauer, associate clinical professor of law and director of the Domestic Viol . . .
Last March, as COVID-19 spread throughout the United States and lockdown policies were enacted, researchers and advocates working in domestic violence prevention noticed an odd trend.
"Immediately after the lockdown, we saw a precipitous decrease in folks reaching out for help," says Margo Lindauer, associate clinical professor of law and director of the Domestic Viol . . .