Ageism and Abuse

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Blogposts November 23, 2018

Financial abuse is abuse!

Just as we tend to forget about psychological violence and abuse, we tend to underestimate financial abuse. Yet, losing your capacity to make decisions over your own savings and spending

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Blogposts November 20, 2018

Combating elder abuse requires to promote older people’s human rights

To protect older people from poor treatment and practices, and to empower them to speak up, countries increasingly acknowledge social policy must move from a needs-based approach to a rights-based

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Good Practices November 20, 2018

Preventing elder abuse: educational resources from collaborative projects

Ageism is increasingly recognised as a root cause for elder abuse. Because of this ageist lens, older people are seen as different, without the same rights as the rest of

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts November 20, 2018

Looking into elder abuse beyond the context of care: a pervasive societal phenomenon driven by ageism

Silvia Perel-Levin elaborates on the need to go beyond the narrow focus on elder abuse as associated only with care settings, in order to realise that ageism translates into a

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Testimonies November 20, 2018

L’exclamation du Professeur Jacques Soubeyrand en 2006 a résonné avec l’expérience de cette aidante proche d’une parente décédée après 17 ans à vivre avec une maladie neurodégénérative. Sur-médicamentation, sous-alimentation, sédation… son témoignage

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts November 18, 2018

Older women: the right to be free from violence

Violence against older women is a severe human rights abuse. It is one of the worst manifestations of ageism and sexism that is deeply stereotyped and tolerated by social norms.

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Good Practices November 18, 2018

Telefono Anziani Maltrattati: an Italian helpline for victims of elder abuse

When speaking of dependent older people, isolation and – most of all – poor quality care services are fertile ground on which abuse and crime can flourish. Telefono Anziani Maltrattati

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Blogposts November 18, 2018

Addressing intimate partner abuse: are we ageist?

Several years ago, Liat Ayalon’s student, Ms. Rachely Yechezkel, became increasingly interested in a specific aspect of elder abuse, known as intimate partner violence. Liat gives us a snapshot of their

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Good Practices November 18, 2018

Respect Seniors

Basée à Namur, dans le sud de la Belgique, Respect Seniors est la dénomination courante de l’Agence wallonne de lutte contre la maltraitance des aînés. Cette permanence téléphonique est accessible à

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Good Practices November 18, 2018

El Multicanal SerCuidadorA: un servicio online para ofrecer información, apoyo y asesoramiento

El Multicanal SerCuidadorA es un proyecto dirigido a apoyar a las personas cuidadoras no profesionales, que desarrolla Cruz Roja Española en colaboración con el Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar