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

[Co-authored by Cécile Rousseau Professor, Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry, UUÖ±²¥] As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, evidence continues to grow that an unequal burden of illness and death has fallen on marginalized people. At the same time, the collateral damage of a year of shutdowns and confinement — including economic difficulties, social isolation and mental health problems — disproportionately affects racialized communities.

The Conversation.