Many immigrant women were already vulnerable before due to their immigration status; the lockdown worsened their situation.
Domestic Violence
Muchas mujeres inmigrantes ya eran vulnerables al abuso conyugal, por ser indocumentadas y poco preparadas; la pandemia agudizó ese problema.
Mexicana relata abuso físico y mental en dos matrimonios.
This project was produced by Dan Levin as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 National Fellowship.
Successfully resettling refugees, which in Western New York is coordinated by a small group of local agencies, requires a complex set of community interactions.
In our highly connected world, abusers use technology against victims to monitor, threaten, harass, and hurt them.
Why the traditional journalistic process does not always work well for those repeatedly betrayed by people they thought had their best interests in mind.
The rise comes even as factors such as culture, racism, poverty and immigration status often make it harder for Asian American women to seek help.
New programs were beginning to address the traumatic foundation of Humboldt County's health problems. Then came COVID-19.
Two days before her 22nd birthday last fall, Dominique Green was at the Rocklin Police Department reporting a rape, still shaken from a violent incident with a former coworker the night before.