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Coercion
To threaten or to use force to get someone to do something they do not want to do.
Institutional abuse
Mistreatment of a person due to the practices of an organisation.
Intimidation
To coerce someone in a threatening or frightening manner in order to persuade them to act according to your wishes.
Neglect
The act of intentionally or unintentionally not providing care or support to a person.
Peer abuse
Abuse that is perpetrated upon one service user by another service user.
Perpetrator
A person who caused abuse to someone else.
Preliminary screening (abuse)
A process to establish if there are reasonable grounds for concern.
Preliminary screening form
The prescribed document used to gather information about a safeguarding concern or abuse allegation.
Psychological abuse
Behaviour that is psychologically harmful of another person and which inflicts anxiety or mental distress by threat, humiliation or other verbal/nonverbal conduct.
Sexual abuse
Any sexual act which takes places without freely given consent or where someone forces or manipulates someone else into unwanted sexual activity.
Threats of reprisal
When someone says something bad will happen if you speak up or that something bad might happen again.
Verbal abuse
Communication that is perceived to be a harsh, condemnatory attack towards the victim, either professionally or personally.