Seniors Rights Victoria only has capacity to respond to calls from older people experiencing or at risk of elder abuse. If your matter is an emergency, please call 000. If you are a concerned friend or family member, please encourage the older person to call us or click here for access to information and resources.
If you speak a language other than English, you may contact us through the Telephone Interpreter Service on 131 450.
We offer information about elder abuse in several languages. See below.
The Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) is a human rights organisation, which promotes the diversity and inclusion of all people.
OPA’s vision is of a just and inclusive society that values and respects people from all walks of life and ages, and promotes a workplace culture where difference, lived experience, gender identities, sexualities, faiths, ethnicities, and abilities are respected.
OPA has many resources available, about planning your future, appointing someone as Power of Attorney and more.
Resources are available in 17 community languages, including Arabic, Hindi, Vietnamese and English.
If you are in Victoria and are experiencing or at risk of elder abuse, help is available through our confidential helpline on 1300 368 821.
If you are a concerned friend or family member, please encourage the older person to call us or you can access information and resources here. You can also find a lawyer via the Law Institute of Victoria website.
If it is an emergency, call 000.
