Safety: prevention of abuse

The risk or being abused might be considered as one of the major threats to achieve a good level of quality of life in all its dimensions. Ageing people with intellectual disability in general -and women in a greater degree- are in high risk to suffer from physical, psychological, sexual, emotional and economic abuses or any other infringement of rights. Among these violations of rights, we might particularly highlight the lack of consideration of the person´s will when planning their future living option and how to manage their money. Negligent behaviors and abandonment are also common abuse practices. In order to prevent these abuses, it is crucial to empower ageing adults to be able to recognize themselves such abuses in any already mentioned mode, as well as providing them with tools to be able to anticipate and tackle the abuses when they start.