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What is abuse of older adults?

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Resource Language: 
English
Media Type: 
Online
Author: 
Penny Bain
Charmaine Spencer
Publisher: 
Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
Publication Date: 
2006

Discusses the definition of abuse of older adults, who are the victims, who are the abusers, how many older adults are affected by abuse or neglect, how abuse is a form of family violence, and why victims stay silent.

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Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse [4]
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http://www.cnpea.ca/Fact2_WEAAD.pdf [5]
Source URL: http://www.cwhn.ca/en/node/28441

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[3] http://www.cwhn.ca/print/28441
[4] http://www.cwhn.ca/en/node/19892
[5] http://www.cnpea.ca/Fact2_WEAAD.pdf