Stay home, stay safe? Research into the extent, nature and severity of domestic violence during the Corona crisis

The measures during the corona crisis such as working from home, staying at home and the closure of schools have increased the social isolation of families. As tensions rise in families, the risk of violence also increases. Contact between victims and care providers was made more difficult by the measures, which may have caused domestic violence registrations to lag behind. A delayed increase in reports is therefore conceivable. In this project, systematic research is being conducted into the number, nature and severity of domestic violence reports during the COVID-19 measures compared to last year. Scaling up and down of measures, but also developments in the field are taken into account: changes in the reporting code for domestic violence, corona-related domestic violence campaigns and the code word at pharmacies. Registrations and file data from Veilig Thuis, CBS data and interviews with victims are used. The end result is a monitor that provides adequate information to policy and assistance.