Why GPs need domestic violence ‘safe words’ during COVID-19 lockdown

GP Professor Kelsey Hegarty offers advice on consults
Lydia Hales
Professor Kelsey Hegarty
Professor Kelsey Hegarty.

Australians are shutting themselves inside in a bid to stay safe from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but for some, home is not a sanctuary.

Experts are warning the threat of family violence may loom larger than ever because of increased financial stress and victims being forced into closer proximity with their abusers.