Professional resources and tools for elder abuse prevention.
Elder abuse resources
- Elder Abuse Prevention Networks North and West Metro brand toolkit for all members
- This toolkit was developed with and for the Elder Abuse Prevention Networks North and West Metro to use on educational resources, promotional material, and event content. Its goal is to raise awareness of the networks’ work in elder abuse prevention.
- 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.
