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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Broken Trust: Elders, Family and Finances

Published in March, 2009 by the MetLife Mature Market Institute (MMI), the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, and the Center for Gerontology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University provides a comprehensive understanding about the extent and implications of elder financial abuse in all its various manifestations—personal, institutional, and societal.

Through an extensive review of available information on elder abuse, this research
enhances the understanding of the complexities surrounding elder financial abuse, the current
magnitude of the issue, reasons why this issue is likely to grow, and some recommendations of
ways to potentially mitigate this complex and devastating crime.

http://www.metlife.com/assets/cao/mmi/publications/studies/mmi-studybroken-
trust-elders-family-finances.pdf

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