Domestic violence (DV) incidents, triggered as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) imposed lockdowns, are being increasingly reported worldwide. In April 2020, the Spousal Violence Counseling and Support Centers conducted 13,272 DV consultations, which was 1.3 times higher than the number in April 2019. The All Japan Women's Shelter Network, a group of private shelters, responded to the DV problems resulting from COVID-19 and submitted a petition to the Japanese government on March 30, 2020. This led to tremendous progress, including the opening of the public DV counseling offices for COVID-19 emergencies, DV Counseling Plus (expansion of services to include telephone, web-based, and social networking service-based counseling), the launch of counseling services for non-Japanese residents, protection of victims, additional support, alliance with private shelters, and individual receipts of $926 Special Cash Payment. The requests were granted as quickly as 1 month after submission. For Japan, this was unprecedented. Until recently, money did not come from the government, so it was not possible to talk to victims over the phone and provide subsequent support. Owing to the new support system for DV, 4,400 survivors used DV Counseling Plus (special DV consultation telephone services specifically relating to COVID-19) from April 20 to May 20, 2020.

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日本 COVID-19 爆发期间对家庭暴力的应对

由于 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 实施封锁而引发的家庭暴力 (DV) 事件在全球范围内越来越多地报道。2020年4月，配偶暴力咨询支援中心共进行了13,272次DV咨询，是2019年4月的1.3倍。 19 并于 2020 年 3 月 30 日向日本政府提交了请愿书。这导致了巨大的进步，包括针对 COVID-19 紧急情况开设公共 DV 咨询办公室、DV Counseling Plus（将服务扩展到包括电话、基于网络的，以及基于社交网络服务的咨询），针对非日本居民推出咨询服务，受害者保护，额外支持，与私人庇护所结盟，个人收到 926 美元的特别现金付款。这些请求最快在提交后 1 个月就获得批准。对于日本来说，这是前所未有的。直到最近，钱还没有来自政府，因此无法通过电话与受害者交谈并提供后续支持。由于新的 DV 支持系统，2020 年 4 月 20 日至 5 月 20 日，4,400 名幸存者使用了 DV Counseling Plus（专门针对 COVID-19 的特殊 DV 咨询电话服务）。