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Guiding action on elder abuse
Elder abuse help and information for older people, their families, friends, carers, and service providers.
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Recognise the signs of elder abuse and how to respond.
Learn about the risk factors and warning signs of elder abuse, plus how you can prevent abuse from happening and how to respond when it occurs.
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Understanding elder abuse starts by defining what it is
The abuse of older people is complex and can be hard to identify. It can be financial, psychological, physical, sexual, or neglect.
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Discover the steps you can take to help prevent elder abuse
If you’re concerned about yourself or another person's vulnerability to elder abuse, here are some steps you can take to reduce the risk.
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Experiencing elder abuse and don't know what to do?
There are services you can turn to, things you can do and resources you can access. Help starts here on Compass.
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Find help that's designed for you
Discover expert information that's tailored to your needs, plus key resources and links to service providers across Australia.
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Help for older people
This a great place to start to find help and support with articles tailored to your needs and stage of life.
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Help for men
Find helpful and practical articles and resources that are designed for older men. You'll find support, community activities and links to services.
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Help for women
Find helpful and practical articles and resources that are designed for older women. You'll find support, community activities and links to services.
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Help for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Discover practical articles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to recognise, prevent and respond to abuse in all its forms.
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Support for carers
Find helpful articles and support to help you navigate being a carer for an older person.
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Support for family & friends
Discover helpful articles to help you navigate the journey of supporting an older family member or friend as they age.
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Help for LGBTQIA+ people
Older LGBTQIA+ people often have to navigate unique factors in recognising, preventing and responding to abuse. This page brings together helpful articles to make this process easier.
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Help for multicultural people
Older people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds can be particularly vulnerable to elder abuse. Find helpful articles that discuss relevant issues and how you can find support.
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Support for service providers
Discover key resources that are relevant to the primary prevention of elder abuse, plus easy access to key projects, training and research material.
New from Compass
Each month Compass publishes new articles and news across a variety of key topics.
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‘A crisis of the failure to plan’: the reality of ageing in Australia
The systemic failure to ensure older Australians have housing, healthcare and secure futures is a form of elder abuse, says the CEO of Older Women’s Network NSW
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New report puts the spotlight on who commits elder abuse
A new report from the Australian Institute of Criminology looks at elder abuse through a different lens: the people who commit it.
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Housing & Accommodation
This annual festival of ageing will take a different shape this year to explore issues of respect for older people.
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