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Elder abuse is any form of mistreatment that results in harm or loss to an older person.
It is generally divided into the following categories:

Physical abuse is physical force that results in bodily injury, pain, or impairment. It includes assault, battery, and inappropriate restraint.

Sexual abuse is non-consensual sexual contact of any kind with an older person.

Domestic violence is an escalating pattern of violence by an intimate partner where the violence is used to exercise power and control.

Psychological abuse is the willful infliction of mental or emotional anguish by threat, humiliation, or other verbal or nonverbal conduct.

Financial abuse is the illegal or improper use of an older person's funds, property, or resources.

Neglect is the failure of a caregiver to fulfill his or her care giving responsibilities. Self-neglect is failure to provide for one's own essential needs.

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Trouble walking or sitting

Displays knowledge in sexual acts inappropriate to their age, or even seductive behavior

Makes strong efforts to avoid a specific person, without an obvious reason

Doesn’t want to change clothes in front of others or participate in physical activities

An STD or pregnancy, especially under the age of 14

Runs away from home

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Frequent injuries or unexplained bruises, welts, or cuts

Is always watchful and “on alert,” as if waiting for something bad to happen

Injuries appear to have a pattern such as marks from a hand or belt

Shies away from touch, flinches at sudden movements, or seems afraid to go home

Wears inappropriate clothing to cover up injuries, such as long-sleeved shirts on hot days

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Excessively withdrawn, fearful, or anxious about doing something wrong

Shows extremes in behavior (extremely compliant, demanding, passive, aggressive)

Doesn’t seem to be attached to the parent or caregiver

Acts either inappropriately adult (taking care of other children) or inappropriately infantile (thumb-sucking, throwing tantrums)

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Information on how to help Child Abuse Victims 

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Information on how to help Child Abuse Victims 

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If you see any signs of abuse in someone you know, or if you yourself are involved in an abusive relationship, get help right away. Our Child help National Child Abuse Hotline is a 24-hour hotline with resources to aid in every child abuse situation. All calls are confidential. Call 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) for help. For additional resources like Risk Factors and Protective Factors or Handling Child Abuse Disclosures, visit our Story & Resource Center.

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Physical abuse of a child is when a parent or caregiver causes any non-accidental physical injury to a child. There are many signs of physical abuse. If you see any of the following signs, please get help right away.

28.3% of adults report being physically abused as a child.

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When a parent or caregiver harms a child’s mental and social development, or causes severe emotional harm, it is considered emotional abuse. While a single incident may be abuse, most often emotional abuse is a pattern of behavior that causes damage over time.

10.6% of adults report being emotionally abused as a child.

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Sexual abuse occurs when an adult uses a child for sexual purposes or involves a child in sexual acts. It also includes when a child who is older or more powerful uses another child for sexual gratification or excitement.

20.7% of adults report being sexually abused as a child.

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Some examples of abusive tendencies include 

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Some examples of abusive tendencies include 

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Telling the victim that they can never do anything right

Showing jealousy of the victim’s family and friends and time spent away

Accusing the victim of cheating

Keeping or discouraging the victim from seeing friends or family members

Embarrassing or shaming the victim with put-downs

Controlling every penny spent in the household

Taking the victim’s money or refusing to give them money for expenses

Looking at or acting in ways that scare the person they are abusing

Controlling who the victim sees, where they go, or what they do

Dictating how the victim dresses, wears their hair, etc.

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Domestic violence is an epidemic affecting individuals in every community, regardless of age, economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, or nationality. It is often accompanied by emotionally abusive and controlling behavior that is only a fraction of a systematic pattern of dominance and control. Domestic violence can result in physical injury, psychological trauma, and in severe cases, even death. The devastating physical, emotional, and psychological consequences of domestic violence can cross generations and last a lifetime.

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People who are exposed to domestic violence often experience physical, mental or spiritual shifts that can endure and worsen if they are not addressed. According to a study done by the Centers for Disease Control, nearly three in every 10 women about 32 million and one in 10 men in the United States who experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner reported at least one measured impact or effect related to forms of violent behavior in that relationship.

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Child abuse is when a parent or caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, death, emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a child. There are many forms of child maltreatment, including neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation and emotional abuse.

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Information on how to help Domestic Violence Victims 

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For anonymous, confidential help available 24/7, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) now.

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Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and emotional abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically; however, the one constant component of domestic violence is one partner’s consistent efforts to maintain power and control over the other.