2 new laws strengthen reporting, investigation of older adult financial exploitation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 09, 2024
A new law encouraging financial institutions to do more to prevent and report financial exploitation of older adults was prompted by a family’s discovery that their loved one lost more than $3 million...
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Midlife deaths of despair increased from 1999 to 2022
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Particularly large increases were seen for American Indian or Alaska Native and Black individuals.
