Preventing elder abuse

Preventing elder abuse

Physical, emotional, psychological and even financial abuse. Andrea Macpherson tells us it’s a scary reality for many seniors in Metro Vancouver and Crime Stoppers says elder abuse is one of the most underreported crimes.

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