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Meeting the needs of abused older women?
— a British Columbia and Yukon transition house survey | | Author(s) | Jill Hightower, M J Smith, Carol A Ward-Hall |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 11, no 4, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 39-58 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Older women ; The Family ; Spouses ; Needs [elderly] ; Services ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Older women victims of violence by a partner or family member are more often categorized as victims of elder abuse rather than of family violence. Their needs are assessed, if at all, by social and health service agencies, often with little knowledge or understanding of domestic violence, while domestic violence policy initiatives, advocacy and services focus on younger women and children. A survey of domestic violence services in British Columbia and the Yukon found that women aged over 60 were generally less than 2% of women served, and those aged 50 to 59 were also substantially under-represented. Only 4% of respondents had special services for women; their comments confirm that abused older women face enormous difficulties in trying to establish a safe and secure future. It was also evident that better interaction is needed between those providing support and advocacy for abused women, and those who provide health and social services for older persons. Most of the shelters provided community education to a wide range of agencies; but most are only partially accessible to women with mobility handicaps. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000608210 A |
| Classmark | QNT: BD: SJ: SN: IK: I: 3F: 7S |
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