Project leader for our Elder Abuse projects is Associate Professor Briony Dow.
The first action plan developed specifically to assist the community to tackle elder abuse in Victoria has been launched. The plan, developed by the National Ageing Research Institute with support from Seniors Rights Victoria, the Office of Public Advocate, and community service providers, identifies gaps and sets out 10 priorities.
The Melbourne Social Equity Institute commissioned the National Ageing Research Institute to conduct a scoping study reviewing the published literature on elder abuse with speci c focus on intergenerational elder abuse, and the evidence supporting interventions to address this abuse. We thank Gandel Philanthropy for additional funding.
On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day NARI and Senior’s Rights Victoria released “The Older Person’s Experience – Outcomes of Interventions into Elder Abuse”. The study aimed to better understand the older person’s experience of elder abuse, the interventions used to address elder abuse and the outcome of the intervention for ex-clients.
Freda Vrantsidis spoke about NARI's research into elder abuse on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
Elder abuse is any act occurring within a relationship of trust, which results in harm or distress to an older person. Those experiencing elder abuse in Victoria can contact the Seniors Rights Victoria helpline for information, legal assistance and an advocacy service.
