Rise in child mandated domestic violence reports linked to Covid-19 pandemic

Tusla saw a spike in mandated reports since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

New data from the Child and Family Agency shows it received 426 mandated reports involving children from the manager of domestic violence shelters last year.

The figure, representing 3.6% of all mandated reports received by Tusla last year, is an increase on the number lodged in 2019 and is strongly linked to the impact of the pandemic.