World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Over 800 Elder Abuse Cases

In 57% of cases, adults and seniors affected by violence coexisted with the person reported at the time of the presentation. This percentage rises to 63% among those aged 75 and over.

He also pointed out that psychological violence was present in almost all complaints (95%) and physical type in 51% of presentations.

At the same time, eight out of ten victims had a family relationship with the respondent: a branch (46%), a couple (28%), a fraternal one (6%), among others.

The report was presented on the occasion of the commemoration of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

The details

The OVD indicates that during the past year, 5% of people badessed for domestic violence were over 60 years old. There are 815 cases, including:

• 73% of the presentations / complaints concern people aged 60 to 74.

• 27% of people over 75 years old.

• 77% of the victims are elderly women.

• 23%, older men.

• 90% of the presentations / complaints were made directly by the person concerned; at the same time, the remaining 10% comes from other people, either as third parties or as victims.

However, in the group of adults and adults over 75, the percentage of presentations made by other people increases (29%).

Violence

According to the OVD, it is explained that, in the same situation, different types of violence can coexist and that, in the badessments made by the interdisciplinary teams, those resulting from the story of the affected person are recorded. .

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In this respect, it is detailed:

Emotional maltreatment is found in 95% of the complaints of the elderly.

• Physical violence: 51% of cases.

• Environmental Violence: 43%

• Symbolic violence: 36%

• Economic Heritage Abuse: 35%

• Social violence: 9%

• Sexual violence: 2%

In general, we find that economic-type violence grows to 43% in the group of people over 75 years of age.

Frequency

Regarding the frequency of violence, it states:

Among those affected aged 60 to 74, it is mostly a week (31%) and a day (26%).

Among people over the age of 75, the frequency of violence is mainly daily (32%) and weekly (23%).

However, it should be noted that in both age groups, the daily and weekly grouped frequency exceeds 55%.

Regarding the persons reported, it has been registered:

• 73% are between 22 and 59 years old.

• 25% were over 60 years old.

• 2% of people aged 11 to 21 years old.

Of the total denounced, 68% are men; 32% of women.

It is also noted that in 86% of cases, there is a family relationship with the person reported:

• Subsidiary: 46%

• Couple: 28%

• Fraternal: 6%

• Another family member up to 4% of kin: 6%

• others: 14%

Similarly, it is badyzed that the filial-type relationship increases to 57% among people aged 75 and over; and that of a couple is higher in the 60 to 74 age group (32%).

The risk

It is also highlighted:

Among those aged 60 to 74, the badessed risk levels were very high and high (22%), medium and moderate (58%) and low (20%).

Among people over 75 years of age, the risk deemed high and high was higher (33%), medium and moderate (51%) and low (16%).

31% of the cases registered in the OVD come from three of the fifteen communes of the city: numbers 4, 8 and 7: the remaining twelve communes group together 66% of the cases with values ​​not exceeding 7% each. .

The complaints

The Bureau of Domestic Violence, headed by Supreme Court Vice President Elena Highton of Nolasco, attends every day of the year every 24 hours at Lavalle 1250, PB, CABA; such. 4123-4510 to 4514.

It also articulates its derivatives with the Proteger program of the Ministry of Human Development and Housing of the Government of Buenos Aires. The program receives complaints by phone at 4370-8100, Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, or line 137 for 24 hours. It is located at Balcarce 362, PB; CABA. The email is [email protected]