Elder abuse : understanding issues, frameworks and responses / Rae Kaspiew, Rachel Carson and Helen Rhoades.

Canberra : Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2016.

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Older people Abuse of Australia.

Older people Crimes against Australia.

Older people Abuse of reporting Australia.

1. Introduction

2. What is elder abuse?

3. What is known about the prevalence and dynamics of elder abuse?

3.1. Prevalence studies

3.2. Risk factors and consequences

3.3. What is known about particular types of elder abuse?

3.4. Elder abuse in particular contexts

3.5. Dynamics in relation to disclosure and reporting

4. Australia's older population: Demography and health statistics

4.1. Older Australians

4.2. Relationship status

4.3. Cultural background

4.4. Disability

4.5. Where do older Australian live?

5. Socio-economic context and intergenerational wealth transfer

6. Structures, frameworks and organisations

6.1. Commonwealth legislative and policy frameworks

6.2. State/territory-based frameworks

6.3. Financial systems: Measures encouraging financial literacy and protecting against financial abuse

6.4. Non-government service provision and advocacy

7. Prevention approaches

8. What can we learn from international approaches?

8.1. Legislative responses

8.2. Adult protective services

8.3. Multidisciplinary and multi-agency responses

8.4. Awareness-raising campaigns and public education strategies

8.5. National action plans

9. Summary and discussion.

Report into elder abuse in Australia. Presents findings on forms that elder abuse commonly takes, demographic and statistical information and government responses.

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