It is our duty as mental health professionals to report and suspicions of elder abuse as it should be investigated. Abuse includes any sort of physical, psychological, emotional abuse or abandonment or neglect. Some signs of elder abuse includes them being over medicated, unexplainable, bruises, malnutrition, etc. Some risk factors of elders being abused includes the caregiver having a lack of coping skills for stress management, aggressiveness and easily being irritated by the elder’s needs. Some interventions that can be used if elder abuse is suspected includes calling the local adult protective services, educating others of elder abuse signs and risk factors, and provided referrals to day support