What can you do as a concerned friend or family member?
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What you can do as a caregiver to prevent elder abuse?
- Request help, from friends, relatives, or local resources.
- Stay healthy and get medical care for yourself as and when necessary.
- Adopt stress reduction practices.
- Seek counseling for depression, which can lead to elder abuse.
- Find a support group for caregivers of the elderly.
- If you’re having problems with drug or alcohol abuse, get help.
- Adapted from Helpguid.org 2015
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