European Day for Victims: Let’s not forget the victims of elder abuse! On the occasion of the European Day for Victims of Crime, AGE Platform Europe calls on European Union countries and the European Commission to implement in a comprehensive and ambitious way the 2012 European Union Directive on Victims’ Rights. In a position paper released to mark this day, AGE stresses the importance of using the process of implementation of this Directive to improve the protection of older persons...

“Elder abuse, Ageism and Human Rights: Innovative Approaches”, on 7th November 2016, Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, Ireland. Presentations and Gallery are available on the website.

Download the Programme of the Congerence "Elder Abuse, Ageism and Human Rights: Innovative Approaches" - Monday, 7th November 2016 - 09:00 to 16:00 - Smock Alley Theatre, Temple Bar, Dublin 8

GENEVA - New analysis by WHO shows that negative or ageist attitudes towards older people are widespread. They also negatively affect older people’s physical and mental health.

The coordinator of S.T.Age project, Age Action, has presented this poster to the Irish Gerontology Society conference in Killarney, Ireland, on the 30th September 2016.