Study Says Elder Abuse Is Underreported

AP Online;  December 2, 2003 ;     445 words ......not necessarily elder abuse," Haverland said...both elder and child abuse cases and may lack...and investigate elder abuse, Jogerst said...their cases are on child abuse," he said. "They...cases of elder or child abuse would be best...education ...

Coroner's talk highlights elder abuse

Courier News (Elgin, IL);  June 12, 2008 ;     411 words ......of Kane County's first elder abuse seminar, held at Waubonsee...and charging cases of elder abuse. Kane County officials...aggressive in pursuing elder abuse cases, which often don...attention or sympathy as child abuse. State's Attorney John...there were few cases of ...

Talk highlights hidden truths of elder abuse

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  June 12, 2008 ;     417 words ......of Kane County's first elder abuse seminar, held at Waubonsee...and charging cases of elder abuse. Kane County officials...aggressive in pursuing elder abuse cases, which often don...attention or sympathy as child abuse. State's Attorney John...there were few cases of ...

FAMILY ELDER ABUSE:JOHN BREAUX

Congressional Testimony;  October 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ......solutions to combat the growing problem of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. The Committee...hearings over the years on the subject of elder abuse. The Committee has examined elder abuse in homes and institutions. The Committee...we will examine the subject of family ...

PROSECUTOR UNIT TARGETS ELDER ABUSE; CRIMES OFTEN UNREPORTED.(NEWS)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 29, 1997 ;     700+ words ......torney's Office formed an Elder Abuse Prosecution Unit...show the trend (in elder abuse) is going up, but...increase nationwide in elder abuse cases. In 1994 alone there were 820,000 elder abuse cases reported in...their attention to elder abuse, some ...

Elder abuse: the R.T.'s role in diagnosis and prevention. (radiologic...

Radiologic Technology;  September 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......prevalent form of elder abuse (58%), followed by...issues surrounding elder abuse, including types...aspects of reporting elder abuse, and the role of...prevention. The Nature of Elder Abuse There are five recognized types of elder abuse:[6] * Physical ...

Fight against elder abuse gains attention

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  February 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ......point display on "Elder Abuse Defined and Statutes...84 percent of all elder abuse cases are never reported...analyzed five kinds of elder abuse as physical, neglect...defines victims of elder abuse as those who are...religious backgrounds. Elder abuse ...

ELDER, CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT: GROWING PROBLEM IN NEVADA'S COMMUNITIES

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 24, 2006 ;     384 words ......000 reports of child abuse per year and more...000 reports of elder abuse and neglect per...What Abuse Is: Elder abuse is any knowing...or abandonment. Child abuse is intentional...Reports of child and elder abuse can be made through...resources for Elder ...

The elderly are not children. (elder abuse laws)

U.S. News & World Report;  January 13, 1992 ;     700+ words ......assumption. To write elder-abuse laws, states simply copied existing child-abuse statutes. Today...abuse than with child abuse. * Elder abuse is rising at alarming...most common. Most elder-abuse laws-following the child-abuse model - focus...

BREAKING SILENCE BABY BOOMER POPULATION COULD INTENSIFY PROBLEMS FOR THE...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  November 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ......judge who has prosecuted elder abuse cases for Milwaukee...last year to address child abuse and neglect topped...devoted to fighting elder abuse, according to a 2006...be more vocal about elder abuse and neglect and insist...

SA: Abuse of elderly as bad as child abuse: expert

AAP General News (Australia);  July 25, 1999 ;     154 words ......Australia) 07-25-1999 SA: Abuse of elderly as bad as child abuse: expert An Adelaide doctor says abuse of the elderly by relatives and carers is as big a problem as child abuse. Dr CHRIS BOLLEN says an estimated three to five per...Adelaide North East Division of General Practice says unlike ...

A duty to inform: delay reporting allegations of child or elder abuse...

HRMagazine;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......report suspected child abuse, which carries...show that both child abuse and elder abuse are on the rise...mandated reporter of child abuse? Most states designate...report suspected child abuse or neglect. Those...the lookout for child pornography', ...

BEWARE ELDER ABUSE AS POPULATION AGES SENIOR CITIZENS CAN BE RELUCTANT TO...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  September 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ......The warning signs of elder abuse and neglect aren't always...Office and other groups. Elder abuse is where child abuse was 30 years ago, entering...is on the team at the Elder Abuse Forensic Center in Orange...whose research focuses on elder mistreatment. Senior ...

COUNCIL FOCUSES ON ELDER ABUSE \ EFFORTS TO ECHO STATE CHILD ABUSE...

The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);  October 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ......committee changed its name and started focusing on elder abuse, with a mission to energize the community and the...efficiency and compassion. The move to focus on elder abuse is a statewide effort, and similar councils have...oil everything. The group hopes to use the state's child ...

ELDER ABUSE DETECTION AND INTERVENTION: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH

Care Management Journals;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...ELDER ABUSE DETECTION AND INTERVENTION: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH Bonnie...Springer Publishing Company, 2007, 307 pp., $45.00 (hardcover). Elder abuse! We are all aware of the elder abuse issue to some extent, either by learning about a situation...