COVID-19 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE- Coronavirus Gives Opportunity for New Domestic Violence Tactics

The shooting incident yesterday involving the Seattle Police Department responding to a domestic violence call highlights the concerns that police and domestic violence survivor advocates have been voicing in recent weeks since the beginning of Stay at Home, Stay Healthy. A police spokesperson concluded that the incident “…appears to be the culmination of a very long and involved domestic violence felony assault that was ongoing throughout the afternoon.”

The Seattle Times:

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/man-shot-by-seattle-police-during-domestic-violence-call/

This video, from the Battered Women’s Justice Project, goes through some potential ways that a domestic abuser can adapt to COVID-19-

https://www.bwjp.org/news/coercive-control-covid-19.html

Children and youth are also susceptible to abuse. Children are cutoff from mandatory reporters of child abuse, such as educators and healthcare workers since the Stay at Home order. The Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families encourages everyone to be on the look out for child abuse. For more information about child abuse check out this link,

https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/news/continue-report-child-abuse-and-neglect

There is help for domestic violence and child abuse go to, even through the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out the following organizations,

Local and State Organizations-

Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County:

https://dvs-snoco.org/

King County-

https://kingcounty.gov/how-do-i/domestic-violence.aspx

LifeWire (for east and north King County):

https://www.lifewire.org/

Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence:

https://wscadv.org/

National Organizations-

National Domestic Violence Hotline:

https://www.thehotline.org/



Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN):

https://www.rainn.org/





Edmonds Police Department:

https://twitter.com/EdmondsPolice/status/1255951592953483264?s=20