Safeguarding Adults Services
Patterns of abuse
Patterns of abuse vary but they can include:
- serial abusing - where the perpetrator seeks out or 'grooms' those individuals more vulnerable to abuse. Sexual abuse often falls into this pattern, as do some forms of financial abuse
- long term abuse - in the context of an on-going family relationship such as domestic violence between spouses / partners or between generations
- opportunistic abuse - such as theft occurring because money or goods have been left around
- situational abuse - where pressures have built up in coping with an individual's difficult or challenging behaviour.
Safeguarding Adults Services
020 8420 9453
Out of hours - Social Services
The emergency duty social worker is available weekends, bank holidays and between 5pm-9am weekdays.
020 8424 0999
