This document discusses domestic violence and elder abuse. It defines domestic violence as behavior used to control a partner in a relationship. Domestic violence can affect people of all backgrounds. Elder abuse refers to harm committed against an older adult, such as physical, emotional or financial abuse. Only about 1 in 10 cases of elder abuse are reported. The document outlines various agencies that assist victims of domestic violence and elder abuse, such as the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Child Protective Services, and Crime Victim Compensation Board.

1. Tiffany Toms, Barbara Long, Marla Arrizon
Team B
BSHS 305
December 15, 2012
Gary Zarchy

2.  Physical, Sexual, & Emotional Abuse
 Exploitation
 Abandonment
 Self-neglect
 Financial Abuse

3.  Domestic violence is a behavior used by one
person in a relationship to control the other.
 Partners may be married or not married.
 It affects people of all genders, races, class and
sexual orientation.

4.  Domestic violence only happens to poor
women and women of color.
 Domestic violence happens in all kinds of
families and relationships. Persons of any class,
culture, religion, sexual orientation, marital
status, age, and sex can be victims or
perpetrators of domestic violence.

5.  Domestic violence is a personal problem
between a husband and a wife.
 Domestic violence affects everyone

6.  Alcohol, drug abuse, stress, and mental illness
cause domestic violence.
 Alcohol use, drug use, and stress do not cause
domestic violence; they may go along with
domestic violence, but they do not cause the
violence. Abusers often say they use these excuses
for their violence.
 Generally, domestic violence happens when an
abuser has learned and chooses to abuse
 Domestic violence is rarely caused by mental
illness, but it is often used as an excuse for
domestic violence.

7.  If it were that bad, she would just leave.
 There are many reasons why women may not
leave. Not leaving does not mean that the
situation is okay or that the victim want to be
abused.
 Leaving can be dangerous. The most
dangerous time for a woman who is being
abused is when she tries to leave.

8.  About 1 in 3 American women have been
physically or sexually abused by a husband or
bofriend at some point in their lives.
 In 1996, 30% of all female murder victims were
killed by their husbands or boyfriends.

9. Many abuser are not easy to spot
The cycle usually goes as followed:
 Incident
Incident
 Tension Building
 Making-Up
The
 Calm Abuse Tension
Calm
Cycle of Building
Violence
Making-
up

10.  If there is a fire arm in the house and there is
probable cause of domestic violence the
weapon can be temporarily seized.
 A cop can arrest the abuser even without a
complaint from the victim.

11. Child Protective Services’ primary objective is to keep children safely
within their own families. CPS works cooperatively with parents to make
that happen. Child Protective Services is a program that seeks to help
families by strengthening the ability of parents, guardians or custodians
to provide good care for their children. The program tries to balance the
legal rights of parents and the needs and rights of children to live in a
physically and emotionally healthful situation ("Arizona Department Of
Economic Security ", 2012).

12.  Human Service workers are mandated
reporters.
 Suspect Abuse (physical, sexual, or mental)
 Neglect

13.  A man comes into a domestic violence center and reports that his wife has
been throwing things at everyone in the house and calling everyone
names (including the children). He also reports that his wife has hit him a
few times and that he is worried that she will hurt the kids. The center
offers to find the man some shelter but the man refuses and goes home.
As he walks out you hear one of the kids say they don’t want to go home
because they are scared of their mom.
 A woman calls a domestic violence hotline because she is scared of her
husband. She tells the hotline that she can’t leave because she needs his
help to take care of herself. She is very depressed and needs someone to
talk to so the hotline sends out a team to talk to her. When the team gets
there she has to yell to tell them to just come in because she can’t get out
of bed. While talking to her the team notices that it appears she has not
taken a shower in a while. The husband returns and tells the team that
they must leave because he is her guardian and he doesn’t want them
there.
 A woman attends a domestic violence support group and in talking to the
other members she talks about how her husband threw her up against the
wall the night before. The group members urge her to leave the house but
she decides not to.

14.  “Federal laws on child abuse and domestic
violence fund services and shelters for victims,
but there is no comparable federal law on elder
abuse.” (American Bar Association
Commission on Law and Aging, 2005 p. 1)
It is estimated that only one in every 10 cases of
elder abuse is reported.
("Meapa: Area Agency On Aging", 2012).

15. ASSISTED LIVING OR
HOSPITAL GROUP HOMES
 Physical  Physical
 Chemical  Chemical
Allowed when patient may NEVER ALLOWED
due harm intentionally or UNDER ANY
unintentionally to CIRCUMSTANCE
themselves or others
(Jim Tiffany, n.d.)

16.  MEAPA—Maricopa Elderly Abuse Prevention
Alliance
 Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence
 CPS

17. Crime Victim Compensation Board to recover
certain expenses. This money comes from
surcharges and penalties that are paid by
criminals. Victims may apply to recoup losses
paid for:
 Medical or dental expenses
 Mental health counseling
 Funeral and burial costs
 Lost wages
(Arizona Attorney General, 2012)

19. American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging. (2005).
Information about laws related to elder abuse. Retrieved from
http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/pdf/publication/I
nformationAboutLawsRelatedtoElderAbuse.pdf
Arizona department of economic security. (2012). Retrieved from
https://www.azdes.gov/main.aspx?menu=154&id=2070
A.R.S. 13-3601. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/13/03601.htm
Department of Health and Human Services. (2009). What is elder
abuse?. Retrieved from
http://www.aoa.gov/AoA_programs/Elder_Rights/EA_Prevention
/whatIsEA.aspx
Jim Tiffany. (n.d.). Eliminating restraints in assisted living. [PowerPoint
slides]. Retrieved from
http://www.azdhs.gov/als/hcb/files/restrainttrn.ppt.
MEAPA: Area agency on aging. (2012). Retrieved from
http://www.aaaphx.org/MEAPA