On June 16, WHO released its European report on preventing elder maltreatment. Identified as an increasing health burden in Europe, elder abuse is defined as physical, sexual, mental, or financial abuse (such as stolen money or fraud), or neglect of people aged 60 years or older. More than 4 million elderly people a year are subjected to abuse in the WHO European region, with 30% of all homicides in this age group being the result of maltreatment. 19.4% of all people older than 60 years in the region have been subjected to mental abuse in the past year, and 3.8% to financial, 2.7% to physical, and 0.7% to sexual mistreatment.
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