In today’s newsletter, we would like to address an important and difficult issue that unfortunately affects many individuals in Coconino County, and that is domestic violence, child abuse, and COVID-19.
According to the American Psychological Association, traumatic events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can lead to an increase in domestic violence and child abuse due to isolation, increased stress, and time alone with one another. MSNBC recently reportedthat calls to the National Domestic Violence have increased since the beginning of the pandemic.
