Respecting and valuing older people: Victoria’s Primary Prevention of Elder Abuse Framework is for professionals working to prevent elder abuse from happening in the first place.
The framework has 2 parts:
handbook
companion guide.
This handbook steps you through the core framework. It provides a structure for designing primary prevention of elder abuse actions informed by the available and emerging evidence base.
It can be used flexibly and can also support:
strategic planning
program development
community engagement
workforce capability building
organisational reform.
The framework has guiding principles and 4 key themes for action. These themes address ageism and gender inequality. The available and emerging evidence suggests these are the underlying drivers of elder abuse, alongside other intersecting forms of discrimination.
Examples of possible actions span a 3-level socio-ecological model to support change across all society. The 3 levels are:
individuals, families and relationship actions
communities and organisational actions
societal actions.
The examples range from general to targeted. They give professionals a sense of what primary prevention of elder abuse action can look like.
Professionals are not limited to the example actions listed. They are encouraged to innovate and also address intersecting forms of discrimination. Some actions may also apply to more than one theme.
The framework also includes example settings and population groups to consider targeting when designing actions. This broad list encourages action across society to help create the cultural change needed to prevent elder abuse from happening in the first place.
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