Elder abuse : understanding issues, frameworks and responses Rae Kaspiew, Rachel Carson and Helen Rhoades
By: Kaspiew, Rae
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Contributor(s): Carson, Rachel | Rhoades, Helen.
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BookSeries: AIFS research report.Publisher: Melbourne, Vic : Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2016Description: electronic document (59 pages); PDF file: 1.65 MB; available in HTML.ISBN: 978-1-76016-082-1 (Online).Subject(s): ELDER ABUSE | FINANCIAL ABUSE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | OLDER PEOPLE | PREVALENCE | PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE | RISK FACTORS | SOCIAL SERVICES | SUPPORT SERVICES | AUSTRALIA | PREVENTION | SEXUAL VIOLENCEOnline resources: Click here to access online | Access the website
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AIFS research report, 2016, no. 35Summary: This report provides an overview of elder abuse in Australia - including its characteristics, context, and prevention. First, it considers definitional issues and what is known about prevalence and incidence, risk and protective factors, and the dynamics surrounding disclosure and reporting. The report then sets out evidence on the demographic and socio-economic features of the Australian community that are relevant to understanding social dynamics that may influence elder abuse, including intergenerational wealth transfer and the systemic structures that intersect with elder abuse. Lastly, the report considers legislative and service responses and Australian and overseas approaches to prevention. (From the website). Record #4959
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AIFS research report, 2016, no. 35
This report provides an overview of elder abuse in Australia - including its characteristics, context, and prevention. First, it considers definitional issues and what is known about prevalence and incidence, risk and protective factors, and the dynamics surrounding disclosure and reporting. The report then sets out evidence on the demographic and socio-economic features of the Australian community that are relevant to understanding social dynamics that may influence elder abuse, including intergenerational wealth transfer and the systemic structures that intersect with elder abuse. Lastly, the report considers legislative and service responses and Australian and overseas approaches to prevention. (From the website). Record #4959
