Dr Catherine Barrett
Dr Catherine Barrett is the Founder and CEO of the charity Celebrate Ageing Ltd. Celebrate Ageing was established in 2013 and aims to combat ageism and build respect for older people. Catherine's work focuses on bridging the evidence-culture gap to create sustainable change. Achievements include Trailblazer, Victorian Honour Roll of Women (2023), Probono Australia Impact 25 (2022) and Most Uplifting Facebook Group in the World (2021 Facebook Awards).
Older women leading conversations about respect in their families
How can we promote respect for older women in their families? Rochelle Beatty, Catherine Barrett and Jan Porter’s Biscuit Tin project asked the women themselves.
Trauma, families and aged care
When older people enter aged care, their families can find the change traumatic. OPAL Institute director Dr Catherine Barrett and aged care advocate Steve Grady discuss why.
Vicarious trauma and working with older people
Physical or psychological distress from other people’s traumatic experiences is called ‘vicarious trauma’. For care service workers supporting older people, the risk is very real
An Uncomfortable Truth: The sexual assault of older women
The fact that older women are sexually assaulted is an uncomfortable truth; no one wants to believe this happens.