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Nationwide, there was a 2348% increase in hotline calls from 150,000 in 1963 to 3.3 million in 2009. [7] In 2011, there were 3.4 million calls. [8] From 1992 to 2009 in the US, substantiated cases of sexual abuse declined 62%, physical abuse decreased 56% and neglect 10%.
The criteria for reporting vary significantly based on jurisdiction. [11] Typically, mandatory reporting applies to people who have reason to suspect the abuse or neglect of a child, but it can also apply to people who suspect abuse or neglect of a dependent adult or the elderly, [12] or to any members of society (sometimes called Universal Mandatory Reporting [UMR]).
The Kentucky Baptist Convention and the Family Foundation of Kentucky, support it, according to Kentucky Today, as they believe it would protect children from sexual abuse and online harassment.
Elderly abuse is a complex issue that requires a multifaceted policy response combining public health interventions, social services programs, and law enforcement. Currently, elder abuse is viewed through the lens of four distinct federal data sets: National Adult Mistreatment Report System collects state-level adult protective services data
Kentucky could join a growing list of states to require pornography websites verify a user’s age before allowing them access adult content. When similar laws have taken effect in other states ...
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National Adult Protective Services Resource Center, 2012. "Adult Protective Services in 2012: Increasingly Vulnerable." Este, Stephen, 2007. "The Challenges of Accountability in the Human Services: Performance Management in the Adult Protective Services Program of Texas" (2007). Applied Research Projects. Texas State University Paper 250.
Elder abuse (also called elder mistreatment, senior abuse, abuse in later life, abuse of older adults, abuse of older women, and abuse of older men) is a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person. [1]