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A study conducted by the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency titled “Elder Financial Abuse: Protecting and ...

More than 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will experience some form of violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime, ...

Since 2020, cases of reports of abuse, neglect and exploitation have risen drastically. Now, officials are taking actions to ...

Amid the resignation of the child advocate and the incompetence of the Department of Aging, abuse and neglect complaints involving the most vulnerable Pennsylvanians have risen in recent years.

The public will soon have easy access to critical information about whether county protective services agencies are keeping ...

Trends show that the number of Americans who inhale vapes has outpaced the number who prefer cigarettes. A separate study found that e-cigarette use increased among young adults over time. More news ...

One in 10 older adults across the country reported experiencing some form of abuse during the previous year, new report shows ...

A Clinton man and woman have been arrested in connection with the death of an elderly man who was in their ... of intentional reckless dependent adult abuse by a caretaker resulting in death.

The abuse of older adults is, sadly, quite common, especially in nursing homes. When this happens, victims of elder abuse may be able to pursue compensation and justice by hiring an elder abuse lawyer ...