Areas of opportunity

Area 1 Strengthening

Awareness

WORKFORCE EDUCATION

COMMUNITY AWARENESS RAISING

DIRECT INTERVENTION

DATA COLLECTION

PROPOSEDWHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENTELDER ABUSEPREVENTION POLICY

Many South Australian Government agencies are involved in activities that contribute to safeguarding the rights of older people and preventing and responding to elder abuse.

Therefore, it is proposed that a whole-of-government elder abuse prevention policy be developed to safeguard older people’s rights and prevent abuse, based on The South Australian Charter of the Rights and Freedoms of Older People (Appendix 3 of the Discussion Paper outlines the Charter).

It is proposed that this policy would clarify the role of South Australian Government workers in preventing and responding to elder abuse, with scope to accommodate a range of state government activities relevant to each agency including:

WORKFORCE EDUCATION WORKFORCE EDUCATION

COMMUNITY AWARENESS RAISING COMMUNITY AWARENESS RAISING

DIRECT INTERVENTION DIRECT INTERVENTION

DATA COLLECTIONDATA COLLECTION

PROPOSEDWHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENTELDER ABUSEPREVENTION POLICY

Many South Australian Government agencies are involved in activities that contribute to safeguarding the rights of older people and preventing and responding to elder abuse.

Therefore, it is proposed that a whole-of-government elder abuse prevention policy be developed to safeguard older people’s rights and prevent abuse, based on The South Australian Charter of the Rights and Freedoms of Older People (Appendix 3 of the Discussion Paper outlines the Charter).

It is proposed that this policy would clarify the role of South Australian Government workers in preventing and responding to elder abuse, with scope to accommodate a range of state government activities relevant to each agency including:

Speak up. Help stop Elder Abuse.Call the SA Elder Abuse Prevention Phone Line 1800 372 310 for free confi dential advice or click on the link below. #stopelderabusewww.sahealth.sa.gov.au/stopelderabuse

SA Health15 July 2017

Know the signs of Elder Abuse and speak up.Call the SA Elder Abuse Prevention Phone Line 1800 372 310 for free confi dential advice or click on the link below. #stopelderabusewww.sahealth.sa.gov.au/stopelderabuse

SA Health6 July 2017

2015 2016 2017

Oct-Dec Apr-Jun

75 75

111

Jun-AugJan-Mar

6354

40

69

46

Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-May

Elder AbusePrevention Phone LineRise in calls during campaigns

CA

MPA

IGN

CA

MPA

IGN

CA

MPA

IGN

Sep-Nov

96