USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Older Adults

This 2025 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen for intimate partner violence in women of reproductive age, including those who are pregnant and postpartum (B recommendation) and concludes that evidence is insufficient to assess the benefits and harms of screening for caregiver abuse and neglect in older or vulnerable adults (I statement).