Understanding adult abuse
Abuse is an intentional or unintentional act that harms, hurts or exploits another individual/s.
What is exploitation?
Exploitation is the deliberate manipulation or abuse of power used to have control over another person, usually for some form of gain. This can be for a range of reasons including personal, financial or sexual.
Health and wellbeing
Good physical and emotional health is key to living a fulfilled life. When someone is struggling to cope, either physically or mentally, it can lead to more serious issues and have a negative impact on their life.
Who could be at risk?
It is one of the responsibilities of the Torbay and Devon Safeguarding Adults Partnership to make sure that health and social care agencies prioritise the wellbeing of all individuals living in Devon. This applies to everyone not only those people with care and support needs who are already engaged with health and social care services.
Help and support
It is important that people know how to find help if they are at risk themselves, or concerned about someone else. It is equally as important that people know how to find support should they want to prevent a problem in the future.
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