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View Resource Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging America

The National Academy Press (NAP) has provided the Internet community access to a prepublication copy of the book Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging America. Recent research has shown that between one and two million Americans age 65 or older have been abused and mistreated by someone (either a relative or caregiver) responsible for their care and/or protection....

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/10406/chapter/1