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 REACHING PEACE FOR YOUTH AND CITIES |
| Ten Points
on ELDER ABUSE • Elder abuse involves physical, psychological, or financial abuse, or neglect of basic needs. • Elder abuse is against the law in all 50 states. • The perpetrator is a family member in 90% of cases. • Abuse occurs most often in residential settings, less often in institutions. • The victim often denies that abuse has occurred. • The abuser thrives on the victim’s helplessness. • Self-neglect also falls under the category of abuse. • Physicians, clergy and others are often unaware of the mandatory reporting laws. • The perpetrator often doesn’t recognize that what he or she is doing to the elder is abuse. • Elder abuse can kill. |
‘Domestic elder abuse generally refers to any of several forms of
maltreatment of an older person by someone who has a special relationship
with the elder (e.g., a spouse, a sibling, a child, a friend, or a caregiver
in the older person’s own home or in the home of a caregiver). “Institutional abuse, on the other hand, generally refers to any of the here-mentioned forms of abuse that occur in residential facilities for older persons (e.g., nursing homes, foster homes, group homes, board and care facilities). Perpetrators of institutional abuse usually are persons who have a legal or contractual obligation to provide elder victims with care and protection (e.g., paid caregivers, staff, professionals).” —National Center on Elder Abuse |
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Violence Prevention Guide
Domestic
Violence
Child Abuse
Sexual
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