The rate of nonfatal assaults on American men 60 and older increased 75.4% between 2002 and 2016, a new government report estimates. For women, the assault rate increased 35.4% between 2007 and 2016.
"These findings highlight the need to strengthen violence prevention among older adults," concluded the researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."Unfortunately, few strategies have been rigorously evaluated."Homicides down, nonfatal assaults upThe report, published Thursday, highlights some stark realities beginning with the fact that older adults account for an increasing proportion of our society.
The cycle of violence within families is also interconnected, he added, noting based on his own study, which will soon be published, that violence in families is cross-generational."There's nothing magic about age 60; people have often been victimized throughout their lifetime," he said."This article is not able to capture that."Dong observed that child abuse causes a"visceral reaction," yet elder abuse may not stir the same emotion.
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