Insurance is supposed to be a safety net, but it can be weaponised in domestic and family violence situations. There’s a lot we can do to better protect victim-survivors.
After separation, mothers who experienced domestic violence on average suffered a drop in income of 34%, compared with a 20% decrease for mothers who didn’t experience domestic violence.
Elder abuse can take many forms, including financial, emotional, physical and sexual abuse, along with neglect.
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Coercive control seeks to disempower victims of domestic abuse on every level. Leaving the family home – and disentangling feelings of care – is a complex process.
The government doesn’t need to extend jurisdictions, or boost enforcement powers to prosecute corporations that have behaved dishonestly. The law for prosecution is there already.
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Are front-line bank staff trained to detect elder abuse?
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Instead, we need to burn the entire system of financial regulation to the ground and replace it with something that supports investing the way it’s done today.
The study examined how women experienced financial abuse across cultures.
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