Kristie Bruce-Lane
Kristie Bruce-Lane
Kristie Bruce-Lane is the founder of The Thumbprint Project Foundation. She has worked in the healthcare and agricultural industries for more than 20 years.
Articles by Kristie
COVID-19 Will Increase Number of Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
COVID-19 Will Increase Number of Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
This is an independent opinion. Have one of your own? Write it! Email it to hoa@ivn.us COVID-19 has presented our society with a public health crisis, but a larger problem exists if we don’t act now. Childhood domestic violence is on the rise as a result of the stresses caused by the pandemic. The Center for Disease Control reports that one in seven children have experienced child abuse and or neglect in 2019. The rate of abuse or neglect increases by five times among low socio-economic commun...
24 Sep, 2020
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3 min read