The Impact of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors – Lessons Learned from Service Providers Nationwide

This presentation highlights the key findings from a nationwide study that examined the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on service provision for domestic violence victims and survivors. Policy implications are also discussed based on interviews and survey data collected from victim service providers across the United States, including all 50 states, Washington DC, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The research team will discuss the following significant themes:

• Type of abuses and the associated risks;
• The needs of domestic violence victims and survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and beyond;
• The challenges in meeting these needs;
• The best practices that have shown effectiveness in addressing these challenges.

The findings presented during this webinar are informed by a collaborative project between John Jay College of Criminal Justice and George Mason University funded by the National Science Foundation’s Build and Broaden 2.0 program (NSF Award Number: 2127295/6). The views and interpretations are those of the authors, not the institutions — the National Science Foundation, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), and George Mason University.

The presentation will be led by:

• Mangai Natarajan, Ph.D.

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY)

• Yasemin Irvin-Erickson, Ph.D.

Department of Criminology, Law, and Society, George Mason University

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