... reduce harm, build protective agency and complement formal adult protection systems in resource-constrained contexts. Design/methodology/approach A narrative review was conducted, with literature from Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar, supplemented by grey literature from international...

... was on child protection. I then thought, perhaps older people were a neglected area. Those were very primitive days in terms of adult protection. My grandmother was diagnosed with what was termed senile dementia in the 1970s and ended up in a geriatric hospital, which was the old workhouse in Shropshire...

... javier.garcia.garcia22@uva.es 24 06 2025 25 09 2025 12 10 2025 21 10 2025 © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Adult protection Protective factors Fear of crime Elder abuse Psychological well-being Victimisation...

...Ece Bas Suzel Purpose This paper aims to examine the legal frameworks for adult protection in Turkish and Swiss civil law, highlighting their differences in approach. While both legal systems aim to safeguard vulnerable adults, Turkish law adheres to state-controlled guardianship, whereas Swiss...

... in one health and social care trust area, who perform the designated adult protection role, through individual semi-structured interviews in one region of Northern Ireland. The interview schedule comprised of a series of questions examining the role of the designated adult protection officer and included...

...Kate Fennell Purpose The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 (ASP Act) mandates public bodies to investigate situations of harm and to support and protect adults at risk. One of the fundamental principles of the legislation is to involve the person in the adult protection process...

...Erin King; Karen Davies; Michele Abendstern Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the case for examining the concept of positive risk taking (PRT) in the context of adult protection. The paper argues there is a need for empirical research to understand the application of and attitudes...

... must make a report to the Minister, failure to do so is defined as an offence (Nova Scotia Adult Protection Act 1989, amended 2014). In England, the Care Act 2014 can be described as a permissive reporting system framed by a duty to protect as required under the European Convention on Human...

... work Elder abuse Adult safeguarding Adult protection Family care conference Family group conference The complex structure of families requires flexible, empowering, person-centred approaches in order to safeguard older people most effectively. Punishing offenders (who may often be family...

... the entire population of the island (2 million inhabitants). 31 03 2017 21 07 2017 17 08 2017 13 09 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Police Elder abuse Adult protection Abused seniors Inter-agency...

.... Design/methodology/approach – The authors draw upon a review of elder abuse and adult protection undertaken on behalf of the commissioner for older people in Northern Ireland. This paper focusses on the desk top mapping of the different legal approaches and draws upon wider literature to frame...

... a statutory obligation to bring to the attention of the Council those individuals who may be at risk of harm. Health professionals cooperate with adult protection investigations and participate in the development of adult support and protection plans, yet do not appear to be initiating adult protection...

...Martin Campbell Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare recent developments in adult protection legislation, policy and practice in Scotland in 2015 with the first attempts at protection of adults at risk of harm, in 1857-1862, with a particular focus on people with learning...

... Safeguarding Outcome measurement Adult protection Vulnerable adult Adult abuse Adult at risk Protecting adults at risk from neglect or abuse is referred to as adult safeguarding in England. Local authorities (LAs) have lead responsibility for conducting adult safeguarding investigations following...

...Michael Preston-Shoot; Sally Cornish Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the findings from research into the outcomes of adult protection in Scotland, with particular focus on how service users, family members and service delivery professionals perceive the effectiveness...

...Sally Cornish; Michael Preston-Shoot Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to report the findings from research into the governance of adult protection in Scotland, with particular focus on the outcomes of provision for multi-agency leadership and management of adult safeguarding in the Adult...

... for practitioners. Further empirical investigation into supporting the multi‐agency approach is required. Originality/value The paper fulfils the need for discussion on the complexities and challenges that continue to present in multi‐agency responses to adult safeguarding practice. Adult protection Best...

...) No Secrets (adult protection) guidance, originally published in 2000 (DH, 2000), defines a vulnerable adult as a person who is or may be in need of community care services by reason of mental or other disability, age or illness, and who is or may be unable to take care of themselves, or unable to protect...

..., as there is a dearth of literature on the role and potential of housing and adult safeguarding. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Housing Adults Adult protection Local housing authorities Social policy Adult safeguarding Good practice Joint working This paper briefly summarises...

... problematic when looking at the various dimensions of professional boundaries, cited in Box 1 . Mental health Adult protection Discipline Social services Safeguarding Professionalism Boundaries In some of these domains, the idea of a traditional form of “professional distance” is simply...