University of Calgary PRISM: University of Calgary's Digital Repository Research Centres, Institutes, Projects and Units Shift: The Project to End Domestic Violence 2020-07 Media Monitoring during COVID-19: Domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, women’s rights, gender equality Wells, Lana Wells, L. (2020). Media Monitoring during COVID-19: Domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, women’s rights, gender equality. "Sh!ft: the Program to End Domestic Violence". pp. 1-112. http://hdl.handle.net/1880/112674 report Unless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Downloaded from PRISM: https://prism.ucalgary.ca Media Monitoring during COVID-19: Domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, women’s rights, gender equality July 2020 OVERVIEW AND NOTE FOR USERS Between December 1, 2019 and July 16, 2020, this document has been updated daily with the goal of compiling media updates related to domestic violence, sexual violence, child maltreatment, gender equality and women’s rights during COVID-19 in selected countries. The objective of this process was to monitor and understand media coverage of these issues to inform the development and implementation of policies, programs, and approaches to prevent and address domestic violence, sexual violence, child maltreatment, and gender inequality in the context of COVID-19. The report is divided according to topic area and country. If the news articles covered the global landscape (i.e., focused on more than a single country), they were included into the Worldwide section. Also, if relevant articles came up from countries other than the selected countries, they were included in the “Other countries” section but additional searches for these countries were not conducted. For more details on specific search terms and the list of selected countries, please see the Methods section. Although this review does not focus on research reports, information guides and/or academic articles, please see the Resources section for any websites and documents that emerged during our search. The collected data was not analyzed, but can be used to explore a variety of research questions that center around understanding predominant issues covered by the media in relation to domestic/sexual violence and child maltreatment in the context of COVID-19, and how diverse stakeholders can use these findings to inform prevention and intervention strategies during times of crisis and disaster. If you have any suggestions about our methodology, the websites included in our search, and/or have a news story that we have missed, please contact [email protected]. 2 Table of Contents 1.0 Methods .................................................................................................................................................. 5 2.0 Domestic violence and COVID-19 by country .......................................................................................... 6 Canada ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 United Kingdom ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Ireland ..................................................................................................................................................... 26 England.................................................................................................................................................... 28 Wales ...................................................................................................................................................... 29 Scotland................................................................................................................................................... 30 United States of America ......................................................................................................................... 32 Australia .................................................................................................................................................. 37 Finland ..................................................................................................................................................... 41 Norway .................................................................................................................................................... 41 Sweden .................................................................................................................................................... 41 Spain ....................................................................................................................................................... 42 France...................................................................................................................................................... 42 Italy ......................................................................................................................................................... 43 China ....................................................................................................................................................... 43 Worldwide ............................................................................................................................................... 44 3.0 Sexual Violence and COVID-19 by country ............................................................................................ 53 Canada .................................................................................................................................................... 53 United Kingdom ....................................................................................................................................... 56 Ireland ..................................................................................................................................................... 58 England.................................................................................................................................................... 59 Wales ...................................................................................................................................................... 60 Scotland................................................................................................................................................... 61 United States of America ......................................................................................................................... 62 Australia .................................................................................................................................................. 64 Finland ..................................................................................................................................................... 65 Norway .................................................................................................................................................... 65 Sweden .................................................................................................................................................... 66 Spain ....................................................................................................................................................... 66 France...................................................................................................................................................... 66 Italy ......................................................................................................................................................... 67 China ....................................................................................................................................................... 67 3 Worldwide ............................................................................................................................................... 68 4.0 Child Abuse ........................................................................................................................................... 73 Canada .................................................................................................................................................... 73 United Kingdom ....................................................................................................................................... 74 Ireland ..................................................................................................................................................... 78 England.................................................................................................................................................... 78 Scotland................................................................................................................................................... 80 United States of America 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