Carrie Bower
UK domestic abuse in later life specialist, safeguarding consultant and trainer; former Domestic Abuse Lead at Age UK and founder of Visible Later Lives.
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Oct 9, 2026
Chris EastHOST
Now, that is a massive topic in itself, but let's look in the context of what could harm look like to someone, uh, who is much, much older.
Carrie BowerGUEST
So when we think about domestic abuse, we're often thinking in our head, we have a visual, don't we? We're thinking bruises, injuries, maybe sexual violence.
Carrie BowerGUEST
If we're talking about somebody that's endured abuse for a very long time, then their perpetrator has probably got full control.
6 MINS LATER
Chris EastHOST
We've covered a lot of ground here, but what gives you hope for the future of adult safeguarding in this space?