You’ll get expert and practical information to better understand, prevent, and respond to the abuse of older people.
Much work needs to be done to coordinate, develop, and better meet the complex and pressing challenges of combatting elder abuse in Australia.
Watch as our panel of experts discusses the prevalence of financial abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect as well as how these types of elder abuse typically occur in real-life scenarios and what can be done to prevent and respond to them. The panellists will also look closely at what the data from the National Elder Abuse Prevalence Study and the Elder Abuse Helpline tells us. Join:
Colette Bots - Director, Family Domestic Violence and Elder Law Practice, Caxton Legal Centre, Queensland.
John De Maio – Manager Quantitative Data, Australian Institute of Family Studies
Robert Fitzgerald AM – inaugural NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner
Moderator: Philippa McDonald - former Senior ABC News Reporter (30 years), board director, mentor, and journalism educator.
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