Elder Abuse: Courage to Speak Out (UK)

Courage to speak out about abuse

By Richard Mennear

INCREASING numbers of people are blowing the whistle on those that abuse vulnerable people.As reported in the Mail last week, a recent report shows the number of allegations of abuse against vulnerable people aged up to 99 in Hartlepool has risen from 63 to 146 in just 12 months. Abuse reports doubled in year - Mail, March 8

Coun Hall said: "When I looked at the statistics it was something that alarmed me, however, just because the number of reports is on the increase it doesn't mean that we have a bigger problem."I think it shows that there is more awareness and people are more comfortable speaking out. "All that helps to contribute to a culture were people don't feel that they will be victimised and targeted if they do report abuse and that applies to relatives and neighbours.

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SOURCE: hartlepoolmail


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