Elder maltreatment
Elder maltreatment is defined as physical, sexual, mental and/or financial abuse and/or neglect of people aged 60 years and older. The scale of the problem has not been fully investigated, but estimates indicate that at least 4 million older people in the WHO European Region experience it in any one year. Maltreatment affects both the mental and physical well-being of older people and, if unchecked, reduces the quality of life and survival.
Until recently, elder maltreatment was considered a private matter. Only in the last two decades has the scope of the problem been recognized and systematically studied and addressed in various settings where older people live. WHO/Europe’s “European report on preventing elder maltreatment” reviews the findings of recent surveys and programmes to address the problem in the Region.
Elder maltreatmentElder maltreatment is defined as physical, sexual, mental and/or financial abuse and/or neglect of people aged 60 years and older. The scale of the problem has not been fully investigated, but estimates indicate that at least 4 million older people in the WHO European Region experience it in any one year. Maltreatment affects both the mental and physical well-being of older people and, if unchecked, reduces the quality of life and survival. Until recently, elder maltreatment was considered a private matter. Only in the last two decades has the scope of the problem been recognized and systematically studied and addressed in various settings where older people live. WHO/Europe’s “European report on preventing elder maltreatment” reviews the findings of recent surveys and programmes to address the problem in the Region.
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