By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Elder abuse has been described as a silent shame. Monday is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day- under the global theme "Beyond Awareness: Making Elder Abuse Prevention Work." Local statistics suggest that one in 10 older persons are victims of abuse. Prof. Stephan Geyer from the Department of Social Work at the University of Pretoria is concerned that elder abuse is often swept under the carpet. He said in order to confront this crisis- elder abuse needs to be regarded as a public health, human rights and social justice issue...

<p>By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Elder abuse has been described as a silent shame. Monday is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day- under the global theme "Beyond Awareness: Making Elder Abuse Prevention Work." Local statistics suggest that one in 10 older persons are victims of abuse. Prof. Stephan Geyer from the Department of Social Work at the University of Pretoria is concerned that elder abuse is often swept under the carpet. He said in order to confront this crisis- elder abuse needs to be regarded as a public health, human rights and social justice issue...</p>

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