Professional resources and tools for elder abuse prevention.
Elder abuse resources
- Digital Age Inclusivity and Accessibility Audit Tool
- A tool to support organisations to improve their webpages to be more accessible and inclusive for older people.
- Digital Age Inclusivity and Accessibility Audit Tool Report
- Find out how the Digital Age Inclusivity and Accessibility Audit Tool was developed and how it aligns with with primary prevention strategies.
- Elder Abuse continuum poster
- A simple poster to visualise how different activities across the prevention continuum contribute to the overall goal of preventing elder abuse.
- Elder Abuse learning hub
- Free online modules to support professionals working with older people to respond to elder abuse.
- Seniors Rights Victoria
- Information, support and referral pathways.
- National Plan to Respond to Abuse of Older Australians (Elder Abuse) 2019 - 2023
- A high-level summary of the key focus areas for government over the 2019-23 period.
- National Elder Abuse Prevalence survey
- In response to the National Plan to respond to abuse of older Australians, the attorney general funded the National Elder Abuse Prevalence study was released in December 2021.
- Respect Older People: call it out
- A Victorian state-wide campaign that educates community about elder abuse and its drivers. Provides resources including posters, fact sheets, and wallet cards translated in five languages: Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Italian and Vietnamese.
- Compass
- Developed by national peak body Elder Abuse Action Australia, this website offers a range of resources for prevention and responding to elder abuse for professionals, older people and families.
- Australian Human Rights Commission
- Information from the Age Discrimination Commissioner including videos and help sheets translated into 20 languages: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Russian, Serbian and Vietnamese.
This initiative is funded by the Victorian State Government.
