Barbara O’Neill, Aboriginal Support Worker, Junction Neighbourhood Centre (Maroubra, Sydney) discusses the historical colonial context of elder abuse, where poverty and racism continue to keep Indigenous Australians from participating fully in the economy. This, in turn, leads to further poverty and trauma.
The cycle of cradle-to-grave institutionalisation amongst Indigenous Australians, she argues, leads to vulnerability to elder abuse. Ms O’Neill argues that strategies must involve Indigenous communities and take their specific needs into account.
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