A new World Health Organization supported study confirms the worst fears of an aging population. Drawing upon data from 28 countries spanning 12 global regions, researchers present a grim portrait of unchecked elder abuse and neglect.

Yet WHO senior health adviser, Alana Officer, notes that societies across the globe consider the subject taboo. Officer explains that, “elder abuse remains one of the least investigated types of violence in national surveys.”

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