Abuse Types – Care Act

For more information about the specific types of abuse and neglect, the common signs and symptoms select one of the links below:

domestic violence

Domestic Abuse and Violence
Elder Physical Abuse

Physical Abuse
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Sexual Abuse
psychological or emotional abuse

Psychological and Emotional Abuse
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Financial and material abuse
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Modern Slavery
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Discriminatory Abuse

Organisational Abuse
bus stop

Neglect and acts of omission
Self Neglect

Self-Neglect and Hoarding

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