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| A telephone counseling program for elder abuse in Japan | | Author(s) | Yuko Yamada |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 11, no 1, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 105-112 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Telephone ; Japan. |
| Annotation | In the 21st century, one quarter of the Japanese population will be 65 years and older. Not only is the duty to report elder abuse not defined by the law but there is no special organisation with clinical facilities to respond to incidents of elder abuse. A report in 1994 by the Society for the Study of Elder Abuse (SSEA) showed the need for definitive social measures to prevent elder abuse. Based on that research, SSEA organised the Japan Elder Abuse Prevention Center and initiated a volunteer telephone counselling service. Within an 18 month period, 209 cases were handled of which 150 concerned abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. Callers were more often the older person or the daughter than other relatives or outsiders. Sons were the more prevalent perpetrators, and financial abuse the most common type of mistreatment reported. Recommendations include new laws and social welfare policies that adapt to the changes in an ageing society. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000208228 A |
| Classmark | QNT: IT: UJ: 7DT |
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