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Listening is not enough — an analysis of calls to the Elder Abuse Response
Author(s)	G C J Bennett, Ginny Jenkins, Zee Asif
Journal title	The Journal of Adult Protection, vol 2, no 1, February 2000
Pages	pp 6-20
Source	Website: http://www.pavpub.com
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Telephone services [domiciliary] ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Statistics [data] ; Reports.
Annotation	Elder Abuse Response is a UK adult protection helpline for older people, which provides a valuable opportunity for monitoring interest in and concerns regarding abuse of older people. This paper provides a descriptive analysis of 1421 calls to the helpline between April 1997 and March 1999 alleging abuse. The analysis notes types of abuse, age and gender of the victim, gender and relationship of the alleged perpetrator to the victim, and where the abuse was said to have occurred. It discusses possible next steps within the UK for researchers, service planners and providers as a result of the findings in the context of government policy developments. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070524204 A
Classmark	QNT: OUA: IT: 6C: 6K
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