Supporting Intimate Partner Violence Survivors and Their Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Date of Review: March, 2021

Ragavan MI, Garcia R, Berger RP, et al. Supporting Intimate Partner Violence Survivors and Their Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2020;146(3): e20201276

This is a perspective piece that discusses the increase of Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article specifically includes information for pediatricians on how to help their patients during this time. It also provides specific scripts on how pediatricians can handle telemedicine visits when they suspect their might be an issue of IPV in the home. —Clare Petrie