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RCGP Safeguarding toolkit

Part 2C: Identifying adult abuse and neglect

Types of adult abuse

There are ten different types of adult abuse:

  • Physical abuse.
  • Domestic violence or abuse (see Part 2B).
  • Sexual abuse.
  • Psychological or emotional abuse.
  • Financial or material abuse.
  • Modern slavery.
  • Discriminatory abuse.
  • Neglect or acts of omission.
  • Self-neglect.
  • Organisational or institutional abuse.