Keeping adults safe from abuse
Types of abuse
- Physical abuse - Such as hitting, kicking, punching, inappropriate restraint.
- Domestic abuse - Such as abuse by a current or former partner or family member
- Sexual abuse - Such as being made to take part in a sexual activity without consent.
- Psychological and emotional abuse - Such as shouting, ridiculing, or bullying.
- Financial or material abuse - Such as theft, fraud, misuse of someone else’s finances.
- Organisational abuse - Such as poor treatment in a care setting.
- Discriminatory abuse - Such as harassment based on age, gender, sexuality, disability, race, religion.
- Mate crime - Such as when someone pretends to be a friend and then uses, manipulates or abuses the person.
- Neglect and acts of omission - Such as failure to provide care or support.
- Modern slavery - Such as human trafficking and forced labour.
- Self-neglect - Such as declining essential care support needs.
