Collateral damage of COVID-19: Rising rates of domestic and social violence

By Vivek Venkatesh, UNESCO co-Chair in Prevention of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism; Professor of Inclusive Practices in Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University
Cécile Rousseau, Professor, Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry, McGill University
David Morin, Chair professor, Faculté des Lettres et sciences humaines, École de politique appliquée, Université de Sherbrooke
Ghayda Hassan, Professor, Clinical Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only increased risk factors for violence, but also simultaneoulsy decreased resiliency for individuals as well as communities.

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