Victorian Government Criticized on Handling of Elder Abuse Prevention.
Author: Mary Wooldridge MLA (14 June2007)
The Bracks Government has played lip service to elder abuse prevention for eight years but failed to address this community crisis.
On the eve of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (June 15), Shadow Minister for Aged Care Mary Wooldridge said in the two years since the establishment of Labor's Elder Abuse Prevention Project more than 40,000* cases of elder abuse have gone unreported and undetected.
"The reality is that Victoria has no central database to record incidents of abuse, neglect or exploitation of vulnerable adults, and the Government has failed to provide statistics or data stating the exact number of cases of elder abuse in Victoria.
Elder abuse can take the form of physical, emotional or psychological abuse of an older and vulnerable person at the hands of a family member, carer or an institution. The Bracks Government initially promised nearly $6 million for elder abuse prevention but to date has only funded a mere $2.64 million.
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