When Stay-at-Home Orders Leave Victims Unsafe at Home: Exploring the Risk and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Date of Review: March, 2021

Kaukinen C. When Stay-at-Home Orders Leave Victims Unsafe at Home: Exploring the Risk and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 6]. Am J Crim Justice. 2020;1-12. doi:10.1007/s12103-020-09533-5

This paper presents a thoughtful commentary on the potential short- and long-term implications of COVID-19 on the risk of IPV, highlighting some of the preliminary data and discussion of the implications for providing safety planning and self-care for victims and their children. —Memoona Hasnain, MD, MHPE, PhD