title: Abuse of children and older adults: uncanny parallels.
abstract: The violence around us seems to be growing. Daily we read or hear about children such as the 22-month-old girl who was found abandoned in a Chicago alley or a malnourished older adult living in squalor, while his or her adult child spends the parent's money. Can something be done?
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003815:Dentists / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017579:Domestic Violence; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D012308:Risk Management