36% of adults who suffer abuse take no action - survey

RTÉ News · Ailbhe Conneely · 2026-11-06 06:00 UTC

More than one third of people who believe they are experiencing adult abuse take no action, according to Safeguarding Ireland.

More than one third of people who believe they are experiencing adult abuse take no action, according to Safeguarding Ireland.

A REDC survey of 1,000 adults found that more than one third (36%) did not act in circumstances where they believed that abuse was happening to them.

Some 20% said they did nothing because they did not know what to do, while 16% said they chose not to act.