Greater awareness and better access to services are the aims of a new website launched last month to tackle elder abuse.
Compass was funded by the Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department and developed by Elder Abuse Action Australia (EAAA).
‘The conversation about the abuse of older people needs to be treated as a priority,’ said Diedre Timms and Russell Westacott, the Co-Chairs of EAAA.
The site was a priority of the National Plan to respond to the Abuse of Older Australians 2019-2023, which was launched by Attorney-General Christian Porter in March 2019.
The EAAA Co-Chairs said that more content and resources would progressively be added to the site.
Jenny Blakey, Manager, Seniors Rights Victoria, is a board director of EAAA.
