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Thread #104547   Message #2142957
Posted By: Bee
06-Sep-07 - 09:46 PM
Thread Name: BS: Elder Abuse Experience (USA)?
Subject: RE: BS: Elder Abuse Experience (USA)?
I can only give Canadian information - Nova Scotia, anyway. Here, if you, a private citizen, suspect abuse of anyone, child, spouse, senior, you are obligated to report it, at which point social services investigate. In this case, where police have apparently been on site once, investigation would be very thorough. The person who reported would not be identified.