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Vulnerable adults include those who, for reasons of age or illness, are unable to protect themselves from significant harm. The role of the GDP and the dental team in the recognition and management of abuse of vulnerable adults is discussed. Information on the current legislation and protocols fo...
One the least acknowledged public health problems is the sexual abuse of vulnerable adults. Sexual abuse includes unwanted touching; sexual assault or battery, such as rape, sodomy, and coerced nudity; sexually explicit photographing; and sexual contact with any person incapable of giving consent. Th...
THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITES: RESULTS OF A TWO YEAR INCIDENCE SURVEY This paper reports the results of the largest survey to date of the sexual abuse of adults with learning disabilities. Existing knowledge is reviewed in th... Vicky,Turk,Hilary,... - 《Mental Handicap...
The general justification for the outside intervention in these older adults' decision-making is that these individuals are especially vulnerable as the result of cognitive impairment, lack of adequate education, poverty, or a host of other factors that will reduce the individual's autonomy to a ...
Screening women for intimate partner violence and elderly and vulnerable adults for abuse: systematic review to update the 2004 US Preventive Services Task... In 2004, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force determined that evidence was insufficient to support screening women for intimate partner ...
Self-defense and Awareness Classes: Offering courses where children can learn basic self-defense techniques and situational awareness can make them less vulnerable targets. Psychological Support Counseling Services: Schools should offer easily accessible counseling services where students can speak openly about...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the outcome of referrals made to one police force in England by three local authorities between March 2010 and April 2011, in order to identify and understand the barriers to prosecuting suspects of abuse or harm against vulnerable adults, and...
Female offenders reported the highest rates of sexual abuse in childhood (59.3%).Conclusions Some specificity of childhood abuse was evident in the male cohorts suggesting limited evidence of a developmental pathway to offending, while the women were a group highly vulnerable to all forms of abuse....
The highly publicised abuse scandal of Jimmy Saville has highlighted the issue of sexual, physical and psychological abuse of patients placed in the care of hospitals. Vulnerable people, both adults and children, can find themselves the subject of repeated attacks of sexual abuse by individuals occup...