Thank you so much for this question.
I strongly believe that elder abuse should be included. It needs to be broadened. I think the way it's written right now is too narrow and therefore does leave out other vulnerable victims such as elders, people who are sexually exploited and people who are being coerced through gangs. It also leaves out child abuse. I think there are a bunch of ways that it's not broad enough.
I feel like I'm flogging a dead horse here, but I think that if we change the language to the language of “a relationship based on dependency and trust”, it would broaden it enough to be able to cover all of those pieces. In consultation with our partner organizations that are elder abuse organizations.... They feel the same way about the language of dependency and trust.