Despite extensive research on rape and sexual violence, there exists an important gap in knowledge around older victims. This gap exists in relation to national statistics (the Crime Survey for England and Wales has an upper age limit of 59 for intimate violence), and by both criminologists and gerontologists. This research used an under-utilized method by criminologists—freedom of information requests to police forces.
Nov 04, 2015
1st partnership meeting held in Bucharest
The 1st partnership meeting was held in Bucharest, Romania, on 21st and 22nd of October 2015. The meeting was an opportunity for project partners to agree on the upcoming tasks foreseen by the work plan. Specific attention was dedicated to the first expected outcome, an E-Book on Elder Abuse which will set up the context for the development of the training programme.
Sep 09, 2015
Handbook to raise awareness on EAN among informal carers now available!
The final outcome of our Combating Elder Abuse project is now available for download. The handbook targets trainers and include resources to organize an elder abuse awareness workshop for carers. The handbook can be downloaded from: http://www.combatingelderabuse.eu/?page_id=361 - we welcome your feedback!
Jun 03, 2015
Workshop: Preventing elder abuse – Documents
Preventing elder abuse – Workshop Carpi - Italy 25-27 May 2015. Online the workshop documents.
Mar 03, 2015
Report “In Our Own Words “
In Our Own Words is a new report from the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP) in which older people talk about the ageism, discrimination and denial of human rights that they are subjected to in their everyday life.
