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Abuse and Neglect of Seniors or Those with Disabilities (4:VII) (view source)
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http://www.trustee.bc.ca/reports-and-publications/Pages/Decision-Tree.aspx | http://www.trustee.bc.ca/reports-and-publications/Pages/Decision-Tree.aspx | ||
For further information on supporting victims of elder abuse, see the | For further information on supporting victims of elder abuse, see the [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/criminal-justice/victims-of-crime/vs-info-for-professionals/info-resources/elder-abuse.pdf Understanding and Responding to Elder Abuse E-Book]. | ||
Other B.C. laws aiming to protect adults in financial and health-care matters include: the ''Public Guardian and Trustee Act'', the ''Representation Agreement Act'', and the ''Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admisssion) Act''. | Other B.C. laws aiming to protect adults in financial and health-care matters include: the ''Public Guardian and Trustee Act'', the ''Representation Agreement Act'', and the ''Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admisssion) Act''. | ||
Remember that the victim may depend on his or her alleged abuser for financial or physical assistance. If the victim wants to make a report that may lead to the laying of information, move to a transition house, or getting a protection order (see Section VI.B.3: Protection Order, below), he or she may need to find alternate arrangements for financial or physical support that the abuser may have been providing. Some of the financial and social services available to the victim are listed below. | Remember that the victim may depend on his or her alleged abuser for financial or physical assistance. If the victim wants to make a report that may lead to the laying of information, move to a transition house, or getting a protection order (see Section VI.B.3: Protection Order, below), he or she may need to find alternate arrangements for financial or physical support that the abuser may have been providing. Some of the financial and social services available to the victim are listed below. | ||
== B. Legal Remedies == | == B. Legal Remedies == | ||