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To begin, “Financial abuse towards the elderly is defined as the financial exploitation of seniors because of vulnerabilities related with age”. (Crimes-of-persuasion.com). It is unfortunate that this kind of abuse can be done by someone the elders know and trust – such as, family members, visitors, nurses, social workers, or doctors. From the same website, an explanation is given on how seniors may not report such a crime for a variety of reasons. Some may be either that they are simply unaware of the situation, afraid of revenge by the abuser, or ashamed that they cannot handle the abuse in their own home themselves. It has been proven, by the Mature Market Institute, a research organization, that four out five cases of elder abuse from a financial nature are not reported because of the motives that were previously stated. Is this ...
With respect to older women, the issue is that there is a serious lack in differentiating between elder abuse and domestic violence. The discrepancy causes confusion as to what agency to report either volunteered or mandated cases of abuse (Kilbane & Spira, 2010). Furthermore, it is because of reporting errors that victims of abuse may not receive the services that are congruent to the type of abuse (Kilbane & Spira, 2010) indicating, “…a lack of centralized reporting of cases….” (Kilbane & Spira, 2010, p. 165).
Elderly abuse is growing every day as people live longer than before because of modern medicine. The older people lives, the more abuse they face. Elders suffer abuse because of poor health, low income, the death of loved ones and the loss of functions. In some circumstances, the abuser might be a family member or a caregiver
As reported in Child Maltreatment 2013, out of the estimated 905,000 victims of child abuse and neglect reported in the United States in 2013, 8.8% were victims of sexual abuse. 1 This means that in that year over 79,600 children were sexually abused in the United States. “There is general agreement among mental health and child protection professionals that child sexual abuse is not uncommon and is a serious problem in the United States.” 2
disciplining our children. A child is a gift from God and should be treated as such. I do
When a child is born people normally think of that as a positive and wonderful thing happening in a person’s life. It should be a paternal instinct to love and cherish, and protect this little person’s life. Unfortunately sometimes this is not always the case, and those parents mistreat or allow someone else to mistreat their children. There also those parents that it happens to their child that gets neglected or abused without their knowledge. The issue of child abuse and neglect is something that happens every day to children and ruins their childhood and makes a big impact on them for rest of their life.
The stress this additional role brings can, in some cases, result in abuse toward the elderly individual (Linzer, p.165-66). Elder abuse can take many forms. It may be physical, emotional or sexual; psychological, financial and material exploitation and neglect and abandonment of the older victim (Corey Et Al, p. 251). Whichever form the abuse takes, the impact on the victim is devastating. It is not uncommon for the abused to be left suffering with depression, a sense of helplessness, fear, shame and low self-esteem (Linzer, p. 166).
Media attention of elderly abuse usually refers to the incidents of abuse in nursing or assisted care facilities. Although the prevalence of elderly abuse in nursing homes in America may suggest that nursing homes are a common source of elderly abuse, the data on abuse suggests that in most cases the abuse is inflicted by a family member or well trusted individual. The growing number of elderly over the age of 65 does have an impact on the rate of incidence of abuse in assisted care facilities. The number of elderly in nursing homes is increasing “3.2 million Americans resided in nursing homes during 2008” (National Center on Elder Abuse, 2014) And “in 2009, the National Center for Assisted Living reported that over 900,000 people nationwide lived in assisted living settings”( National Center on Elder Abuse, 2014). Data suggests one in three nursing homes have reported incidence of abuse. Studies of abuse show that the elderly abused in nursing homes only count for a small fraction of the number of elderly who suffer abuse. These statistics stated, it is clear to see the prevalence of elderly abuse.
into history, even back to biblical times. During recent years child maltreatment has had an increase in the public's eye. There are many factors to child maltreatment. There are four general categories of child maltreatment now recognized. They are physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and emotional maltreatment. Each category, in turn, covers a range of behavior. The maltreatment of children not only affects the
Imagine in 60 years from now a friend is sitting in their living room enjoying a nice cup of coffee while reading their favourite book. All of a sudden their IPhone 53 starts to ring and some man on the phone, portraying to be a family member, tells them that he is in jail after a believable incident. He explains that he is in desperate need of money and gives his bank account number over the phone. Nothing is thought of it and they transfer him some money at the bank. A few days later they receive a similar call from their long lost sister and realize that they have just been a victim of a type of elder abuse – elder fraud. Fraud is defined as getting something of value from a victim by misleading or misrepresentation the situation. It causes
Child maltreatment is a global public health problem (Klika & Herrenkol, 2013). Children who have been maltreated tend to express more cortisol dysregulation (De Bellis, Woolley, & Hooper, 2013). Having this concern causes the children to express more stress than a child who has not been maltreated. According to De Bellis, Woolley, & Hooper (2013), pediatric studies have concluded that if a child is abused at a younger age and continuous neglect is associated they are more likely to suffer from smaller brain volumes and heightened biological stress chemicals. Being exposed to abusive trauma that leads to PTSD has shown to cause children to have higher levels of dissociative symptoms and more behavioral problems (De Bellis, Woolley, & Hooper, 2013). Children tend to mimic behaviors that are observed by their guardians or parents, and it is likely that at some point a child will express those same behaviors, but most likely in a different way. Being abused can often lead to a reenactment of that same attempt of punishment on the child’s future family.
Elderly abuse is an intentional or neglectful act of maltreatment by an individual that results in harm or loss inflicted on an older adult. There are many specific ways a person such as a caregiver, child, or relative can abuse an elderly person. Sometimes a person will be abusive in more than one way, and multiple forms of abuse can occur simultaneously. Providing society the four most common forms of elder abuse known as physical abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse, and neglect. Unfortunately these types of abuse are inflicted on the elderly more often than we think and sadly there is not enough being done to prevent it. Elderly abuse is a very serious growing problem in our society today that should be more acknowledged. To better
People who abuse the elderly are both male and female. In virtually 60% of the elderly abuse occurrences are caused by a family member. Most of these elders are lonely and have some sort of illness such as dementia or Alzheimer. There are many signs to elderly abuse. NCOA states, elders who have been abused have a 30% higher risk of death. Unfortunately not all elderly abuse is reported. When abuse is an issue an elderly person can be relocated and this takes him or her away from the abuser, however, this may be worse than the abuse, because the elder may not understand and may get depressed, act out, etc. We can be vigilant and report the abuse, but not many people take the time to do so. Once you report the abuse to adult protective services, they conduct an investigation, they also interview the elder. If the elder is afraid of further abuse, they may deny the claim and nothing will be done. The elder remains in the same situation. Best solution would be for APS to step in along with physicians and identification program where that identification is tagged by a physician and sent to APS once the elder has been diagnosed that needs assistance for everyday living. This way APS can visit the home and set up the courses required to care for the elder. These courses should involve how to care for the elder, how to treat them with respect, how to spend
Introduction Child abuse and neglect is a widespread and ongoing problem in today’s world. Preventing child abuse is vital in keeping the next generation and future generations from repeating previous childhood lifestyles. Being a current resident of Florida, the presence of child abuse and neglect is unfortunately high. This is not only concerning for the state of Florida, but also for the rest of the world. There needs to be more awareness about this topic and through implementation of various research, the world is slowly but surely coming to recognize which is the best method to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Child abuse is a very serious problem that continues to happen all over the world. The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, defines child abuse as a failure to act as a parent or caregiver which results in physical/emotional harm, sexual abuse, and in some cases death. There are many different types of child abuse such as emotional, physical, neglect, and sexual. With each type of abuse there are warning signs you can spot before it is too late. When a child is abused there is a huge possibility that it can cause them to have many long term effects.