Sheltered-In-Place: Domestic Violence during COVID-19

March 2020 marked the closure of thousands workplaces, schools and other services to comply with government-issued lockdowns prevent spread coronavirus (COVID-19) across Canadian population. While intent stay-at-home orders was provide safety for surrounding communities from pandemic, many victims domestic abuse soon found themselves confined root their trauma sake public health. Dubbed “pandemic within a pandemic” by media, 54% responding victim have reported an increase in number served violence between mid-March early July [1,2], police-reported calls disturbances also increased 12%, according data compiled 17 police Canada [3].