Caller type shifted during pandemic, including increase in text reports from children
Decrease Seen in Abusive Head Trauma for Young Children During Pandemic
Mean monthly admissions for AHT in children younger than 5 were lower in 2020 than in 2019, 2018, and 2017
Child Physical Abuse Encounters Declined During COVID-19
Declines occurred during period when total volume of encounters was also lower; severity of encounters unchanged versus previous years
Drop in ED Visits Related to Child Abuse, Neglect During COVID-19
Decrease in total number of ED visits versus corresponding 2019 period, but proportion of these visits increased
ED Visits Related to Child Abuse, Neglect Dropped During COVID-19
Total number of ED visits decreased versus corresponding 2019 period, but proportion of these visits increased