Are Children Harmed by Being Locked up at Home? The Impact of Isolation during the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Phenomenon of Domestic Violence

Jagoda Grzejszczak, Agata Gabryelska, Agnieszka Gmitrowicz, Magdalena Kotlicka-Antczak and Dominik Strzelecki ()
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Jagoda Grzejszczak: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Lodz, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
Agata Gabryelska: Department of Sleep Medicine and Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
Agnieszka Gmitrowicz: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Lodz, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
Magdalena Kotlicka-Antczak: Department of Affective and Psychotic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
Dominik Strzelecki: Department of Affective and Psychotic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, 90-151 Lodz, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-13

Abstract: The phenomenon of violence against children is a very complex one. There are many types of child abuse, and they are culturally dependent to a significant degree. Although studies show that children generally only suffer from mild COVID-19 infection, some social restrictions introduced during the pandemic, such as home isolation, may have many severe consequences on the population’s mental health. Studies on this topic suggest that violence against children increased during lockdown due to the COVID-10 pandemic. This narrative review summarizes this available literature on the subject and discusses the different forms of violence against children, their cultural aspects, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the phenomenon of violence, the long-term consequences of the above, and forms of assistance for abused minors.

Keywords: violence against children and adolescents; COVID-19; neglect; abuse; domestic violence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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