Domestic Violence Surged During Quarantine, New Study Finds
While lockdowns have helped slow the spread of COVID-19, drug abuse, suicide, and domestic violence have risen
Lockdown conditions, unemployment, and the stress of disrupted routines have likely contributed to an observed rise in domestic violence. Kamira/Shutterstock
The unintended consequences of the COVID-19 lockdowns have been severe: mass unemployment, increased drug overdoses and suicides, and widespread social unrest.
This month, the National Bureau of Economic Research released a paper detailing another: increased domestic violence.
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Jon Miltimore is senior editor at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) and former managing editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, Washington Examiner, and the Star Tribune.
