Coronavirus and domestic violence: Practices for dealing with a double emergency

Albertina Pretto

doi:10.1177/1473325020981091

Coronavirus and domestic violence: Practices for dealing with a double emergency

Qual Soc Work. 2021 Mar;20(1-2):494-500. doi: 10.1177/1473325020981091.

Author

Albertina Pretto¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Law, Economics and Sociology, The Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.

Abstract

This short essay aims to reflect on an unexpected effect of the Coronavirus in Italy: the increase of domestic violence. Through some data and qualitative interviews gathered with social workers of anti-violence centres, the essay presents the ways in which this emergency has been faced during the Coronavirus outbreak and the importance of spreading and maintaining new practices in this area for the future.

Keywords: Coronavirus; domestic violence; social work practice.