Is elder abuse worse than child abuse? 3 Articles

by Phil Hill

No abuse is ever acceptable. If we go down the line of trying to decide which is work - abuse of the elderly or of the young, then we run the risk of diminishing the abuse we define as not so bad. Children are in their ...read more

by Sarah J Palmer

Victims of elder abuse are as a helpless as victims of child abuse. They know their abusers, they trust them, they rely on them and yet they fear and loathe the very people they depend upon. The victim may well be a ...read more

by Ricardo Mcknight

Abuse of any type at any age is unacceptable and should not be tolerated! As a survivor of physical, emotion and sexual child abuse my personal feeling is that its much worse for a child than an adult. But in reality, its ...read more