October 29, 2024 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force seeks comments on a draft recommendation statement and draft evidence review on screening for intimate partner violence and caregiver abuse of older or vulnerable adults. The Task Force determined that clinicians should screen pregnant and postpartum people and women of reproductive age for intimate partner violence. More research is needed to recommend for or against screening for caregiver abuse in older or vulnerable adults. The draft recommendation statement and draft evidence review are available for review and public comment from October 29, 2024 to November 25, 2024 here.
