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| Domestic violence happens to old people too | | Author(s) | John Lawrence |
| Journal title | Professional Social Work, August 2008 |
| Pages | pp 18-19 |
| Keywords | Elder abuse. |
| Annotation | The author reflects on his experiences of working with older people and wonders why society, and service providers, have made relative progress in tackling domestic violence among wider society but remain poorly prepared for responding to incidents of domestic violence within the homes of elderly couples. The article features the findings of the Department of Health /Comic Relief survey, "The UK study of the abuse and neglect of older people" carried out by the National Centre for Social research (NatCen) in 2007. The author concludes that it is hoped the Government's review of the No Secrets guidance will progress the issue of elder abuse, including domestic violence, further forward in the public agenda. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080911211 A |
| Classmark | QNT |
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