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The Elder Abuse Policy Landscape in the United States

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Elder abuse has been seen as a complex problem of potentially severe consequence to its victims for more than a half century. Therefore, not surprisingly, it is believed that only a multidisciplinary response is appropriate. The background and perspective of no single discipline or system alone seems sufficient. In the decades that followed initial problem recognition, elder abuse policy evolved, taking on the philosophies and approaches of the various disciplines or systems that assumed key roles in addressing the issue, namely social work, Aging Network, family violence programming, justice, and health care and promotion. This article, along with identifying and describing representative elder abuse policies, presents each of these disciplines or systems. Later two sets of policy recommendations are cited—National Policy Summit on Elder Abuse and Elder Justice Roadmap—that have been instrumental in providing elder abuse policy direction since 2000. Finally, challenges and opportunities are listed for current and future policy efforts, followed by special notation on the necessity of securing adequate funding for effective policy implementation. El abuso de ancianos se ha considerado un problema complejo de consecuencias potencialmente graves para sus víctimas durante más de medio siglo. Por lo tanto, no es sorprendente que se crea que solo una respuesta multidisciplinaria es apropiada. El trasfondo y la perspectiva de ninguna disciplina o sistema por sí solos parecen suficientes. En las décadas que siguieron al reconocimiento inicial del problema, la política de abuso de personas mayores evolucionó, asumiendo las filosofías y enfoques de las diversas disciplinas o sistemas que asumieron roles clave para abordar el problema, a saber, trabajo social, Red de Envejecimiento, programación de violencia familiar, justicia y salud. atención y promoción. Este artículo, junto con la identificación y descripción de las políticas representativas de abuso de ancianos, presenta cada una de estas disciplinas o sistemas. Posteriormente, se citan dos conjuntos de recomendaciones de políticas, la Cumbre Nacional de Políticas sobre Abuso de Ancianos y la Hoja de Ruta de Justicia de Ancianos, que han sido fundamentales para proporcionar una dirección de política de abuso de ancianos desde 2000. Por último, se enumeran los desafíos y oportunidades para los esfuerzos políticos actuales y futuros, seguidos de notación sobre la necesidad de asegurar el financiamiento adecuado para la implementación efectiva de políticas. 大半个世纪以来,虐待老年人一直被视为一个对受害者造成潜在严重后果的复杂问题。因此,意料之中的是,只有多学科响应措施是适宜的。不仅仅依靠单个学科或系统的背景和视角似乎是足够的。自最初发现该问题的几十年后,与虐待老人相关的政策经历了演变,吸收了不同学科或系统的理念和方法,这些学科或系统在应对该问题时发挥了关键作用,即社会工作、老龄化网络(Aging Network)、家庭暴力防治计划(family violence programming)、正义、医疗及其推广。本文在识别和描述代表性老年人虐待政策的同时,还展现了这些学科及系统。随后引用了两套政策建议—关于虐待老年人的国家政策峰会(National Policy Summit on Elder Abuse)和老年人正义蓝图(Elder Justice Roadmap)—自2000年以来,它们在提供老年人虐待政策方向上发挥了重要作用。最后,列举了当前和未来政策举措的挑战和机遇,随后特别记录了为有效政策执行而确保充足资金的必要性。

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  • Georgia J. Anetzberger, 2021. "The Elder Abuse Policy Landscape in the United States," Journal of Elder Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 1(2), pages 31-57, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:eldpol:v:1:y:2021:i:2:p:31-57
    DOI: 10.18278/jep.1.2.2
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