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Domestic Mistreatment of the Elderly: Towards Prevention. Third Printing.

Douglass, Richard L. – 1988

This booklet explores an issue that has only recently begun to receive widespread public attention: the mistreatment or neglect of elderly people within the home. What is known about mistreatment of the elderly by their families or by persons within their households is discussed in this document. It also explores what can be done about it, both in…

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Battered Women, Elder Abuse, Family Problems

Domestic Violence and Public Health. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session on Examination of Recommendations Proposed to Help Victims of Domestic Violence Resulting from Health-Related Crimes (October 30, 1985).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1986

This document contains witness testimonies from the Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of domestic violence and public health. Senator Hawkins' opening statement recognizes the work of Surgeon General C. Everett Koop in organizing a workshop of over 150 experts in the public health field to examine the problem of domestic violence.…

Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Elder Abuse, Family Violence

Stopping Family Violence: Steps along the Road = Eliminer la violence familiale: les etapes franches.

Theilheimer, Ish, Ed.; Eisner, Kathy, Ed. – Transition, 1995

This topical quarterly newsletter issue examines the prevention of family violence, with a specific focus on activities, trends, and research dealing with Canadian families. Four feature articles include: (1) "Stopping Family Violence: Steps Along the Road," in which researchers and social workers discuss the meaning of violence, the…

Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Court Litigation, Demography