Article: Why COVID-19 May Increase Elder Abuse—And How We Can Prevent It
The Education Development Center (EDC) has published an article, "Why COVID-19 May Increase Elder Abuse—And How We Can Prevent It."
The article is a Q&A with Kristin Lees-Haggerty, who directs the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment. This national collaboratory is a team of experts and clinicians who are designing and testing a care model to identify and respond to elder mistreatment in emergency departments. Dr. Lees-Haggerty discusses how this pilot program is working amid the pandemic and what we all can do to support older adults in our communities.
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