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What is abuse?

Abuse and neglect can happen anywhere including at home, in care homes, in day care centres or hospitals. It may be a single act or take place over a longer period and can take different forms. See Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) information about identifying and recognising types of abuse.

A front-room filled with rubbish, bags and boxes. These are piled up everywhere.

Self neglect
A series of hands clinging onto a chain-link fence.

Modern slavery
A gloved hand reaches out of a laptop screen and steals a wallet from the back pocket of a man's trousers.

Financial abuse
A man is behind a window crying whilst his wife is outside holding a sign saying 'Miss you'.

Neglect or act of omission
An woman shields herself whilst a man grabs her by the wrist.

Psychological abuse
A woman with her hand in a fist is striking a man who looks in pain.

Domestic abuse
A woman is pinned to a bed by a man. We can see him grabbing her by the wrist.

Sexual abuse
An woman shields herself whilst a man grabs her by the wrist.

Physical abuse
Faces of four woman from different ethnic backgrounds shown in a profile view.

Discriminatory abuse
A male nurse sits in a chair using his mobile phone whilst an elderly patient calls out for help.

Organisational abuse
A young woman smiles as she looks up into the face of her carer.

Raise a concern
Clifford Tower stands on its grassy hill that is full of yellow daffodils.

Home

The red shield design with blue text reading 'City of York Council'. Healthwatch York Logo. The word Healthwatch York is in dark green. The letter 'e' in Healthwatch has been replaced by a pink quote mark. The letter 'a' in the word 'watch' has been replaced by a light green quote mark York CVS logo. The words 'York CVS' are pale green. North Yorkshire Police logo. There is a golden crown sat atop a silver seven-pointed star. The words 'North Yorkshire Police are in white on a blue circle on top of the shield. NHS Humber and North Yorkshire logo NHS Tees Esk Wear Valley logo. The letters 'NHS' are white on a pale blue background. Underneath that are the words 'Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys'. Underneath that are the words 'NHS Foundation Trust' in the same blue colour as the NHS badge above. NHS York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals logo. The letters 'NHS' are white on a pale blue background. Underneath that are the words 'York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals'. Underneath that are the words 'NHS Foundation Trust' in the same blue colour as the NHS badge above. A pale blue vertical line can be seen on the left hand side. The words Department for Works and Pensions are sitting underneath their logo White text which reads ICG Independent Care Group sits on a dark blue background. A shield sits on top of a silver star. There are words to the right which say North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service Purple and white logo along with the words Probation Service, York and Humber York Advocacy Hub logo in the colour green