ABUSE ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE: CONNECTIONS WITH ELDER ABUSE
2024
Connections Between Life Course Abuse and Elder Abuse
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Author Information
Author(s): Miller Julie, Mars Lori
Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US
Hypothesis
How does abuse experienced earlier in life connect with elder abuse in older adulthood?
Conclusion
The symposium highlights new insights into how abuse across the life course relates to elder abuse.
Supporting Evidence
- 1 in every 10 Americans aged 60+ have experienced some form of elder abuse.
- The symposium includes presentations on patterns of abuse victimization across the lifespan.
- One presentation focuses on financial exploitation among Holocaust survivors.
- Caregivers may be at greater risk for experiencing or perpetrating abuse.
Takeaway
Some older people have been hurt in their lives, and this can affect how they are treated as they get older. This meeting talks about those connections.
Participant Demographics
Americans aged 60 and older, including elder abuse victims and caregivers.
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