The program, Safeguarding the Elderly, was initiated by the Diocesan Safeguarding Council as a response to the Diocesan Pastoral Plan, after it recognised that older people were particularly vulnerable to abuse from family and others as they become more frail and isolated in their homes.
The program seeks to overcome this by reconnecting older people with others in their parish community, while also providing them with information and resources to know who to turn to if abuse occurs.