1. World problems
  2. Physical abuse of the elderly

Physical abuse of the elderly

  • Family violence involving old people
  • Violence against the aged

Incidence

Family members commit half of all violent attacks on old people.

A 1992 investigation of elderly abuse cases in two London boroughs reports nearly 70% of those cases involving physical violence.

Broader

Family violence
Presentable

Related

Value

Abuse
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
  • Society » Elderly
  • Society » Family
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J0847
    DOCID
    12008470
    D7NID
    149124
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020