Galway Bay fm newsroom - The Galway/Roscommon area had one of the highest official reports of emotional abuse of children in a single month in the summer
Three areas had more than 100 reports - Galway/Roscommon, Dublin South West/Kildare/West Wicklow, and the Midlands
New figures from child and family agency Tusla show that reports increased by 65 per cent between May and June
rising from 258 to 426
The overall number of child abuse reports rose to their highest level in a year in June, which also includes sexual and physical abuse and neglect.
Assistant professor of social work in UCD, Joseph Mooney, says the spike in emotional abuse may be linked to a rise in domestic violence during the lockdown.
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