An Overview of Elder Abuse and Neglect in Australia |
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| Authors: | Susan Kurrle PhD MBBS Gerard Naughtin BA BSW |
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| Institution: | 1. Health Care of Older People, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, and Geriatrician, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital , Sydney, NSW, Australia kurrle@bigpond.com;3. Social Policy and Aging, School of Social Work and Social Policy, Latrobe University , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Only relatively recently has the issue of elder abuse come to prominence in Australia. Until the late 1980s it was a hidden problem with little knowledge of its presence. Attention was drawn to elder abuse after the publication of a number of reports and research projects, allowing the development of responses at national and state levels. This paper gives an overview of the development of elder abuse as a social, legal and medical issue in Australia, and describes the diverse range of responses from the national, state and territory governments. |
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| Keywords: | Advocacy elder abuse interagency protocols neglect social policy |
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