en تخصصي Special نامه به سردبیر Letter to Editor This letter intends to discuss how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its related preventive measures, such as maintaining social distance and reducing social and intimate relationships can affect the formation of domestic violence. It also points to the need for families to provide psychological support in dealing with this epidemic. Domestic Violence , The COVID-19 Crisis, Global epidemic 77 78 http://jccnc.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-330-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Shirin Shahbazi Sighaldeh shahbazishirin@yahoo.com 10031947532846005561 10031947532846005561 No Department of Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Shekoufeh Maleki hukofeh.mlky@gmail.com 10031947532846005562 10031947532846005562 Yes Department of Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.