Lisa's Picks
Good reads
Animal Hoarding: Structuring Interdisciplinary Responses to Help
People, Animals, and Communities at Risk. (2006) Edited by Gary
J. Patronek, Lynn Loar, and Jane N. Nathanson,
Based on the proceedings of a 2004 meeting of experts from the fields
of child abuse, dependent and elder abuse and animal abuse, the report
is
intended to help human health and welfare, municipal government, and
animal welfare
understand the role each other plays in resolving animal hoarding cases,
and outlines strategies for working together more effectively to improve
outcomes for human and animal victims of this behavior. It’s available
online at: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/cfa/hoarding/pubs/AngellReport.pdf [PDF:1MB]
Missing voices: Views of Older Persons on Elder Abuse
This publication, jointly produced by the World Health Organization (WHO)
and the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)
in 2002, summarizes the findings of a study that was the first step
in instituting an international global strategy on elder abuse. What
I found particularly striking about the publication, which focuses
on abuse in developing countries, is its relevance for developed countries.
It addresses such seldom talked-about issues as the roles of gender,
poverty, and social exclusion. It is available on-line at http://www.who.int/ageing/projects/elder_abuse/missing_voices/en/index.html.
See in-depth review of Missing voices.
Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacity: A Handbook
for Lawyers
Ever wonder how being able to count backwards by
3s or remembering the last president translate to being able to make
real life decisions? That’s the question (sort of) that a group
of legal experts and psychologists explore in Assessment of Older
Adults with Diminished Capacity: A Handbook for Lawyers, which
was published in 2005. See
an in-depth review of Assessment
of Older Adults with Diminished Capacity: A Handbook for Lawyers.
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