Abuse of vulnerable adults: preventable, not inevitable.
Over the last two years, the number of reports of abuse has risen by almost two percent, according to statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre. Research suggests that adults aged 65 or over are the group most likely to be abused, with women being more likely to be abused than men. Adults with a physical disability, though less vulnerable than the elderly, pose another significant risk group.
Although it is impossible to determine whether this marks a real increase in adult abuse, or simply an increase in reporting, there is however evidence to suggest a growing importance of safeguarding adults at risk.
Unfortunately, vulnerable adults often find it difficult to self-report abuse. As a result, there is still much abuse that goes undetected, unreported and ultimately unpunished. The abuse of vulnerable adults is preventable, not inevitable. All individuals, including vulnerable adults, have the right to a life free from abuse.
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