Elder abuse phenomenon is still little understood in Serbia. There has been almost no research into elder abuse in Serbia, but there is no reason to think that the extent of the problem there is any different to anywhere else. Only in recent years, there has been a little more attention to this very much […]
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is an initiative launched on June 15, 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) and recognized as a United Nations International Day by the General Assembly in 2011. In its declaration, The United Nations stated that June 15 of […]
Elder abuse is a serious and growing problem worldwide, although the magnitude and extent of the elder abuse cases occurring is not well known. The World Health Organization (WHO) data shows that 1 in 6 people aged over 60 or 141 million people globally are targeted by some forms of elder abuse but it is […]
In modern societies, a developing economy created new levels of prosperity for many people. Health care has become more widely accessible and medicine has advanced, allowing the elderly to live longer. However, ageing comes with many challenges. The diminishing of physical and mental abilities, loss of independence, health problems, social isolation, financial limitation, age discrimination, […]