I hmangaih tar tawhte chungah hetiang hian a thleng em? (Elder Abuse) Hemi chungchang hi han sawi ila!

I nu leh pate, i pi leh pute, a nih loh leh i chhûngkaw member tar tawhte i en hian, an chungah thil dik lo a awm em tih emaw, tu emaw chuan a ngaihthah em tih emaw i ngaihtuah fo em? Ngaihtuah duh loh thil ni mah se, tarte chunga tihduhdahna chi hrang hrang lo thleng thin, upa tihduhdahna tia hriatte hi kan sawi tur thupui a ni. A chhan chu a chang chuan, heng thilte hi kan hriat loh pawhin an chungah a thleng thei a ni.

Upate tihduhdahna chu eng nge ni?

A awlsam zawngin sawi ila, upate tihduhdahna chu kum 60 chunglam mi pakhat taksa emaw, rilru lama emaw tumruh taka tihnat, ngaihsak loh emaw, hmansualna emaw a ni a, hei hian harsatna nasa tak leh hrehawmna nasa tak a thlen thei a ni. A dam chhung zawnga fate leh khawtlang rawngbawltu tu emaw chuan a tar huna hetiang thil hi a lo thlen hi a dik lo zia han ngaihtuah teh.

He tihduhdahna hi khawi hmunah pawh, tu chungah pawh a thleng thei. Lungchhiatthlak takin he tihduhdahna hi kum upa lam hnaih berte hi an ni fo thin. Chhungkaw member emaw, enkawltu emaw, an hman tangkai theih nia inngai emaw pawh a ni thei. Nangmah emaw i hriat emaw hian hetiang hi i tawng a nih chuan thuneitute hnenah i report ngei tur a ni.

Hetiang tihduhdahna hi chi hrang hrang a awm em?

Ni e, heng tihduhdahna chi hrang hrangte hi chi hrang hrangin a lo thleng thei a ni. A chi hrang hrangte hi han en ila:

• Taksa tihduhdahna: Hei hi direct physical harm a ni. Mi pakhat chu a duh loh zawnga hmun pakhata nawr, vuak, vuak, a nih loh leh vawn ang chi thilte ngaihtuah rawh. Hei hian a ti na thei a, a ti na thei bawk.
• Entîr nân, in ṭhenkhatah chuan nu leh pa tar tawh tak chu pindan pakhatah an khar a, kawngkhar pawh khar a ni a, chhuah phal a ni lo. A nih loh leh, an thusawi an ngaithla lo a nih chuan vuak leh vuak an ni. Hei hi taksa tihduhdahna a ni.

• Sexual abuse: Hei hi ngaihtuah tur tha lo tak a ni. Mi pakhat chu mipat hmeichhiatna lama inhmang tûra nawr luih emaw, chutiang thiltih en emaw, tel emaw tûra nawr luih a ni. Puitlingah pawh hetiang hi a thleng thei tih kan hriat reng a ngai.

• Neglect: Hei hi puitling mamawh bulpui – ei leh in, chenna tur, damdawi, thawmhnaw, etc. pek tumna a ni a, ngaihsak loh chu anmahni enkawltu tur mi pakhatin heng thilte hi dik taka a pek loh chuan a ni.
• Ngaihtuah teh, nu tar tawh tak hian zunthlum natna a vei a, chu mi atan chuan nitin damdawi a ei a ngai a ni. Mahse a enkawltuin a hun taka damdawi a pek loh chuan ngaihsak lohna a ni. A nih loh leh, khum muhil tha taka tihfai loh, a hun taka chaw pek loh chu he category-ah hian a tel a ni.
• Mahni inngaihsak lohna (self-neglect) tih pawh a awm bawk. Chu chu, puitling \henkhat chuan mahni inenkawl thiam lohna hmun an thleng tihna a ni. An inbual lo, an ei lo, an damdawi an ei lo. Hei pawh hi ngaihsak lohnaah a tel ve a ni.

• Financial abuse or exploitation: Hei hi kan khawtlang nunah a hluar zual zel a ni. Hei hian puitlingte hnen atanga pawisa emaw thil emaw rukbo te, an hming ziakna check lem siam te, an bank card hman te, emaw, mahni hlawkna tur atana an pension, social security benefits, etc. lak te a huam a ni.
• A châng chuan, kum upa lam chu an ram emaw, an in emaw la tûra tihhlum emaw, nawr luih emaw, thutiam dik lo pêk emaw a ni. Heng zawng zawng hi sum leh pai lama hmansualna hnuaiah a tla vek a ni.

• Psychological abuse: Hei hi taksa lama hliam lo mai thei thil a ni a, mahse rilru natna nasa tak a thlen thei a ni. Chutah chuan mi au chhuahpui te, vau te, hlauhawm taka thusawi te, inhlat taka awm te, leh a thusawi ngaihthah te pawh a tel a ni.
• Entirnan, "Tunlai hian i tangkai tawh lo," "Ka enkawl che hi ka tan chuan harsatna lian tak a ni," emaw, "Ngawi rawh!", tih ang chi thu i sawi fo chuan chu chu rilru lam tihduhdahna a ni. Hei hian an inrintawkna a tichhe thei a, hrehawmna nasa tak a thlen thei bawk.

• Abandonment: Abandonment chu kum upa tawh leh mahni in enkawl thei lo chu a enkawltuin amah chauha a awmtir a, engmah a chhanna tur awm lovin a awmtir a ni. Damdawi inah dah a, anmahni tlawh tura lo kir leh tawh ngai lo angin ngaihtuah rawh.

Thil lungchhiatthlak tak chu, a tam zawkah chuan puitling pakhat hian heng tihduhdahna chi khat aia tam a tawk thei a ni.

Hemi hian tute nge nghawng nei tam ber? (Risk factor hrang hrang) 1.1.

Dik tak chuan, hetiang upate tihduhdahna hian hnam, sakhaw, mipa leh hmeichhia, nunphung, leh khawtlang nun dinhmun a zirin a thliar hrang lo. Tu chungah pawh a thleng thei. Mahse, mi thenkhat tan chuan a hlauhawmna chu a sang deuh hlek a ni.

• Kum 60 chunglam mite.
• Mite chu damdawi lam harsatna (e.g. stroke, Parkinson’s disease) nei, kea kalna, ngaihtuahna, emaw hriatna hnathawhna tichhe thei.
• Mahni hna thawh harsa leh midangte tanpui ngai te, emaw, khawtlang nun (e.g. nursing home)-a cheng te.
• Inhmangaih tawn te, tanpuitu nei lo te, mahni chauha awm te.

A bik takin, zirchianna chuan hmeichhiate chu mipa aiin tihduhdah an tawk nasa zawk tih a tarlang . Dementia ang chi hriatrengna lama harsatna nei te pawh hi an hlauhawm zawk a, an chunga thil thleng hriatthiam emaw, midang hnena hrilh emaw an harsat theih avangin.

Hei hi engtiang chiahin nge a hluar?

Hei hi i ngaihtuah aiin a tam zawk. Entîr nân, United States-ah chuan kum 60 chung lam mi sâwm zînga pakhat vêl chuan tihduhdahna eng emaw tak an tawng tih an sawi a. Hetiang dinhmun hi Sri Lanka-ah pawh hian eng emaw chen chu a awm thei bawk. Ram zawng zawng deuhthaw hian hei hi dodalna dan nei mah se, thil thleng tam tak chu report lohvin a awm thin. Chu chu buaina lian ber a ni.

Khawiah nge heng thilte hi a thlen tam ber?

Upate tihduhdahna hi khawi hmunah pawh thleng thei mah se, a thlen tam berna hmun tlemte a awm a:

• Anmahni inah ngei pawh:A tam zawkah chuan chhungte emaw, i ngaihsak mi emaw atanga lo chhuak a ni.
• Group home-ah te.
• Tar enkawlna hmun emaw, hun rei tak enkawlna hmunah emaw.

Mi tihduhdahna chhinchhiahnate chu engte nge ni? Engtin nge kan hriat chian?

A chang chuan heng chhinchhiahnate hi a lang chiang a, a chang chuan tlem a thup deuh pawh a ni thei. Chuvangin hei hi kan hriat chian a ngai a ni:

• Khum hliam, hliam, kang, hliam, hliam, hliam hlui, hliam, leh ruh tliak i hmuh chuan.
• I thil tih thin atanga i inthiarfihlim chuan, social interaction atanga i inthiarfihlim a nih chuan, i inhnukdawk a nih chuan.
• Mut theih lohna i vei a nih chuan, i lungkham reng a nih chuan.
• Nungchang inthlak danglam nghal a nih chuan, an lungngai reng a, an lungngai reng a, an thinrim reng emaw, an buai reng emaw a nih chuan.
• Chhan awm lova i taksa rihna tihtlem i nih chuan.
• Chak lohna, nunna nei lo anga inhriatna.
• An thil hman te, glasses, walker, leh hearing aid te ang chi te an hmang thei lo a nih chuan.
• Khawvel bawlhhlawh, hrisel lo takah i awm a nih chuan.
• An sum leh pai emaw, an thil neihah emaw inthlak danglamna rang tak leh sawifiah theih loh a awm chuan. (Entirnan, pawisa tam tak a bo thut a, property pakhatah hming thar a rawn dah a ni.)
• I hriselna dinhmun a chhe fo a, emergency room-a kal emaw damdawi ina awm emaw i ngai a nih chuan.

He tihduhdahna hian eng nge a rah chhuah?

Puitling tihduhdah a nih hian hun rei lote chhung leh hun rei tak chhung chu an taksa hriselna bakah an rilru hriselnaah nghawng a nei thei a ni. Ngaihtuah:

• Rilru natna, lungngaihna leh lungkhamna te pawh a awm thei.
• Midang hlauhna leh rin lohna a awm thei.
• Stress na tak a awm thei.
• Taksa hliam hian a chang chuan rualbanlohna a thlen thei.
• Natna awm tawhte chu uluk taka enkawl a nih loh chuan a zual zual thei a, nunna atana hlauhawm hial a ni thei.

Upate tihduhdahna ṭhenkhat chu a nasat em avangin nunna atana hlauhawm tak a ni. Nangmah emaw, i hriat mi emaw chu hlauhawma awm nghal nia i hriat chuan 119 (police) emaw 1990 (ambulance service) emaw call nghal la, a nih loh leh damdawi in hnai ber emergency room-ah kal rawh.

Hetiang thil hi engtin nge kan ven theih ang?

Upate tihduhdahna ven nan thil engemaw zat kan tih theih a awm. A pawimawh ber chu fimkhur hi a ni.

• Legal document, i will leh testament hnuhnung ber leh healthcare power of attorney te chu i rintlak tak nen buatsaih rawh. Hengte chungchangah hian ukil hnen atangin thurawn i la thei bawk.
• Chhungte leh ṭhiante hlauhawma awmte tlawh fo la, an ṭhat dan enfiah bawk ang che. I hnen atanga phone call vawi khat pawh an tan chakna tha tak a ni thei.
• Bank transaction chu check hmanga tih ai chuan account-a direct-a tih theih turin ruahmanna siam rawh. Chutiang chuan middlemen-te’n pawisa an dah dik lohna chance a tlem zawk.
• I sum leh pai hman dan record siam rawh. Thil rinhlelh awm i hmuh chuan chhui chiang rawh.
• Phone hmanga mi pakhatin a rawn biak che chuan i personal information emaw banking details emaw pe chhuak ngai suh. Hei hi scammer tam takin puitling an bum dan a ni.

A pawimawh ber chu fimkhur hi a ni. Mi tihduhdahna chhinchhiahna te, a hlauhawmna te, leh mi pakhat chunga nghawng a neih dan te i hriat tam poh leh hetiang thil i hmuh hian hma i la thei zawk a ni.

Tar enkawltu i nih chuan nang pawhin a châng chuan lungngaihna leh harsatna i nei thei a ni. Ṭanpuina dîl hi zak ngai suh. I chhungte, i thiante, emaw, puihna service pe thin pawlte hnen atangin tanpuina i dil thei a ni. Sri Lanka ramah hian tar enkawlna chungchangah thurawn leh tanpuina pe thei hmun a awm a.

Hetiang thil hi engtin nge thuneitute hnenah i hriattir thin?

Sri Lanka pawhin kum upa lam humhalhna tur dan a nei bawk. Mahse, a hmaa kan sawi tawh ang khan thil thleng tam tak chu report lohvin a awm thin. Mi pakhat tihduhdah a nih i rinhlelh chuan police station hnai ber emaw, Divisional Secretariat-a social services officer emaw, National Elderly Secretariat -ah emaw i report thei ang.

I hriat mi pakhat chu hlauhawm nghal (nangmah pawh) nia i hriat chuan 119 (police) call nghal rawh.

I hmangaih tak hian tihduhdahna a lantir a nih chuan hma la rawh. Vanduaithlak takin hetiang dinhmun hi a inrem lo. Chuvangin chu mi tan chuan thu sawi tur chu nangmah i ni.

A hmasain, i hmangaih tak chu muangchangin biak tum la, a chipchiar zawng zawng chu zawng chhuak rawh. "Miin a tibuai che em?" emaw, "I hrehawm em?" Mahse, tihduhdah tuak tu emaw tan chuan zalen taka sawi chu a harsa thei hle. Chu mite chu an mualpho a, an hlau a, an inthiam lo a, thudik sawi a harsat phah thei a ni.

Inbiak zawhah rinhlelhna i la neih chuan report ngei ang che. Report tur chuan i tihbuai tih finfiahna i neih a ngai lo. Hemi chungchang hi department kaihhnawih ten an chhui dawn a ni. I thu hriatte chu thuruk anga vawn a ni ang.

Doctor pawhin mi pakhat a enfiah thei a, tihduhdahna rinhlelhna a awm chuan kaihhruaina a pe thei bawk.

Mi dang hnen atanga enkawlna i dawn lai emaw, hun rei tak enkawlna hmuna i awm laiin nangmah emaw, i hmangaih tak emaw harsatna i neih chuan thu sawi theihna i nei a ni. Care facility thenkhatah chuan Ombudsman emaw Ombudsperson emaw an nei a.I tan ding chhuak thei leh inrawlh thei tur officer bik a awm thei bawk. Tualchhung leh ram pum thuneitute hnenah pawh tihduhdahna chungchangah i complain thei bawk.

Upa tihduhdahna "tarte tihduhdahna" tia koh chungchanga hriat tur tlem.

Mi thenkhat chuan hei hi "tarte tihduhdahna" an ti bawk. Mahse, a sawifiah dan tur dik zawk leh zahthlak zawk chu "puitling upa zawkte tihduhdahna," "kum upa zawkte tihduhdah," emaw "puitling harsa zawkte tihduhdahna" tih ang chi thumal hman hi a ni.

A chhan chu "tar" tih thumal hian mi thenkhat tan chuan awmzia tha lo deuh a nei thei a ni. Kum 60 chunglam zawng zawng hian "tar" an ti vek lo. Chuvângin, kum nena inzawm thumal hman chu a tithinur thei a ni. Eng thumal nge hman tur tih i hriat chian loh chuan "abuse" tih mai theih a ni. Thumal hman chu eng pawh ni se, tihduhdahna a awm chuan report nghal a pawimawh.

Take-Home Thuchah a ni

Chuvangin, kan sawi tawh chu upate tihduhdahna a ni a, chu chu thil pawi tak a ni tak zet a ni. Mi taksa leh rilru hriselnaah nghawng lian tak a nei thei a, chubakah a nunphungah pawh nghawng lian tak a nei thei a ni.

Hei hi puitling harsa zawk, mahni thu sawi emaw, mahni chauha tanpuina zawng emaw harsa tak takte zingah chuan thil awmze nei tak a ni. Chuvangin hemi chungchangah hian fimkhur turin mawhphurhna kan nei vek a ni.

Mi tihduhdahna chhinchhiahna i hmuh chuan, emaw, mi pakhatin kum upa lam a tihduhdah i hmuh chuan, khawngaihin ngawi reng suh. I awmna hmuna thuneitute hnenah report ngei ngei tur a ni a, a nih loh leh 119 (police) emaw 1990 (ambulance) emaw ah biak ngei ngei tur a ni.

Kan upa duhawm tak takte kan enkawl a, nun him leh zahawm tak nei tura tanpui hi kan mawhphurhna a ni.

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