Two-thirds of emergency physicians reported being assaulted in the past year alone
Pediatric Emergency Encounters for Physical Abuse Down During Pandemic
Rates of lower-severity encounters reduced, but no decrease seen in rates of higher-severity encounters
One in Four Women Globally Experience Intimate Partner Violence
One in seven women reported experiencing violence in the past year
AAP: Nonaccidental Trauma Up for Over 5s During Stay-at-Home Orders
2020 saw increase in cumulative burden of NAT cases as reported to institutional trauma registries
Child Abuse Hotline Volume Up During Pandemic
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