Child advocates fear abuse cases are going unreported because of COVID First responders say the child abuse cases they’re seeing right now in Memphis are more severe than usual, and they believe it has to do with COVID. Since March, when COVID started spreading across Memphis and shelter in place orders went into effect, child abuse reports drastically dropped. “That, unfortunately, does not mean the kids weren’t being abused,” said Virginia Stallworth, executive director of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center. She says not all kids are safer at home. Stallworth and other child advocates say kids have been cut off from in-person interactions with teachers, counselors and coaches. That made the ... Continue reading... https://wreg.com/investigations/chi...-cases-are-going-unreported-because-of-covid/
