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Vulnerable Population

Vulnerable Population

The vulnerable populations are people who are or may be in need of community care services because of their age , disability or illness and who are or may be unable to take good care of themselves or are unable to protect themselves from the significant exploitation or harm . Those who can be classified as vulnerable includes people undergoing the chemotherapy or living with HIV /AIDS , the children and infants , the frail elderly , the transplant patients , pregnant women and their fetuses

The vulnerable population people undergo several types of abuses

which includes the physical abuse through hitting , pushing , shaking over medication or otherwise causing the physical harm , sexual abuse , which is unwanted touching , kissing or sexual activity or a situation where the vulnerable person cannot or does not give their consent psychological abuse , which includes verbal abuse , humiliation , bullying or using threats , financial abuse which includes the illegal or the improper use of the persons money , property taking advantage of his /her present nature , neglect which is the repeated deprivation of the help or the care that a vulnerable person needs , and if withdrawn will cause him /her to suffer , institutional abuse which is the abuse , neglect and withdrawal of the rights or continually poor care in a care home setting and discriminatory abuse which includes the racist or sexist abuse and abuse based on the person 's disability and the other forms of harassment , slurs or similar treatment

There are many barriers that are resulting to the decreasing...

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