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KCE Reports 331C (2020) According to the WHO, the abuse of older persons allegedly affects one in six people aged over 60 worldwide, and only one in every 24 cases is reported. Our report examines the obstacles hampering the detection of problem situations and puts forward a series of twenty-one recommendations to improve the way they are taken care of.

KCE Reports 301C (2018) Children and adults have their specific networks for mental healthcare but what about elderly people? Is it necessary to organise their care in a separate network or can it be integrated into the “adult” healthcare system? To this question we have responded that the chronological age should not be a decisive criterion, because some “elderly” people are in top shape, active and independent, while others are very fragile and dependent.