When the Care Act 2014 came into effect in April 2015, self-neglect was included as a safeguarding issue for the first time, along with domestic abuse and modern slavery. This came as a surprise to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an RN-Attorney with significant experience in both professions. Jan 30, 2024, 02:10pm EST Daughter is in her late 50s, with a ...

Are you, or is one of your colleagues, struggling to work with someone who hoards or self-neglects? If so that’s unsurprising: engaging with, assessing and providing support to such people can be ...

One of the saddest things I’ve experienced in nearly three decades as a psychotherapist is the client who’s been neglected who says, “I wish I’d been overtly abused—beaten, sexualized, berated, ...