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2022-2023 Community Visitor Annual Report
The report discloses troubling instances of abuse, neglect, and violence within disability group homes, Supported Resid...
Life goes on: stories of survival, support, hopes and fears by Megan Maurice
When you are treated for cancer and have made it through, what do you do next? According to the Australian Government’s...
Future Planning in other languages
If you or someone you care for has been diagnosed to dementia, these videos provide vital information and insights.
Age, Abuse and Justice - YouTube Channel
These short videos by Tanya Chapman summarise elder abuse cases in order to demonstrate what elder abuse...
Living Well at Home - COTA Tasmania
The Living Well at Home brochure is full of practical tips to help improve personal wellbeing.
Power of Attorney - Planning for your future financial and legal decisions
A Power of Attorney is a legal document that gives a person, or trustee organisation, legal authority to act for you to...
Can we end loneliness? podcast
Dr Susan Carland’s expert guests explain why a loneliness crisis is sweeping the globe, and what its knock-on effects a...
Compass Ageism Campaign #5 Older people in the Justice System
Compass has produced a series of seven short videos on the topic of ageism and how it affects all Australians.
Elder Abuse in Australia: Prevalence. Snapshot report.
This snapshot provides the key findings of the Survey of Older People (2020) in relation to the Prevalence of Elder Abu...
WEAAD Online Forum
A webinar with ideas and activities to encourage communities to get behind events to mark June 15, World Elder Abuse Aw...
NSW Police abuse of older people factsheet
Abuse of older people and people with disability is unacceptable. Here’s how to recognise and report it.
Aged Care Justice Fact Sheets
AJC has developed Fact Sheets with answers to Frequently Asked Questions so you can learn about the rights of residents...
Lens on, hands on: An Intersectional Guide to Financial Capability Program Development
This is a practical guide for people who develop and deliver women’s financial capability and wellbeing programs to app...
Working with different cultures
This web resource explains why a culturally safe and appropriate approach to working with different cultures is importa...
Ageing Support: The voice of all people living with HIV
Whether you live alone, with a partner or friends, living independently can become more difficult as you age with HIV.
Aged-Friendly Volunteering
Volunteering is a common way for senior Victorians to keep in touch with, and give back to, their community. Senior peo...
Social isolation: Factors, dynamics and effects of isolation for older people
This government research provides a snapshot of the negative affects of social isolation amongst older Australians and ...
My journey to dreaming diary
This diary is a place to keep your personal and medical information and includes mindful activities to prompt reflectio...
Planning Ahead: Focus on Advance Care Planning
Learn to provide ethical and effective advice in this critical area of legal practice with this online short course fro...
Darlington Statement
This site and related actions are a collaboration between Intersex Human Rights Australia and Intersex Peer Support Aus...
We Need to Talk About Ageism
In this article, the Ethics Society discusses how attitudes towards ageing may be reaching a tipping point.
Self Advocacy tools for older people
ADA Australia encourages everyone to speak up for their rights, needs and the things that are important to you. This is...
Financial Information Service
This is a free government service that provides information about planning for retirement and answer questions about th...
Reducing poverty in retirement: The pension systems of Australia, Sweden and Norway
This report compares Australia’s superannuation scheme and Age Pension program with the pension systems of Sweden and N...
Within My Walls Series
Within My Walls is a glimpse into the lives of older people in suburban Melbourne, who have been affected by mistreatme...
Identifying Abuse Types & Signs
The informative article and website offers indicators for professionals to recognise elder abuse, and links for carers ...
What is elder abuse?
This factsheet explains about the different kinds of elder abuse and how to respond to it.
Tasmanian Government Concessions Guide
The Tasmanian Government offers a wide range of discounts and concessions on the cost of government services.
Reports of elder abuse are growing in Australia - HINDI
Reports of older people being abused are rising in Australia, but more help is at hand, especially for migrant communit...
Preventing violence against older women
Older women are often forgotten or overlooked in efforts to end violence against women.
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