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Domestic abuse of older adults, already underreported, is expected to rise

October 24, 2018

About five million older Americans a year endure abuse, often at the hands of a relative, according to federal estimates. Yet experts say the elder abuse epidemic is even worse than statistics suggest, because most older adults don’t report their victimization.
That’s why Catholic Charities, Diocese …

Federal health official: Community collaboration key in cutting overdose deaths and addiction

September 25, 2018

Anthony C. Ferreri, the regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), toured Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s ambulatory detox facility in Trenton today. He applauded the integrative program as a model of community collaboration that can be replicated to reduce …

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