ELDER ABUSEELDER ABUSEAccording to a national survey of the health of women conducted for the Commonwealth Fund in 1992, an estimated 1.4 million women between the ages of 45 to 64 were physically abused by their spouses. (Mother's Report Call to Action Violence against Midlife and Older Women, May 1994)
From 1986 to 1988, elder abuse reports increased by almost 20% nationally. Research studies indicate that only 1 in 4 elder abuse incidents are reported, suggesting that 2 million incidents of elder abuse occurred in 1988. (National Aging Resource Center on Elder Abuse, 1990)
Many of the stats in this section come from the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women.
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
125 S. 9th Street
Suite 302
Philadelphia, PA 19107