National strategy on elder abuse – Baseline document
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Department of Health hereby acknowledges the contribution of older persons, government departments, private sector, non-governmental organisations and individuals who contributed to this document in an effort to better the lives of older persons.We salute you!
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
- Preamble
- Demography
- What is Elder Abuse?
- Types of Elder Abuse
- Prevalence and incidence of Elder Abuse
- Aetiology of Elder Abuse
Chapter 2
PURPOSE
Chapter 3
PRINCIPLES
- Principles of the Elder Abuse Stategy
- Framework
Chapter 4
STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Chapter 5
STRATEGIES
- The Intersectoral nature of the Strategy
- Guidelines to establish services/programmes for older persons
- Strategies
- Department of Health
- Department of Justice
- Department of Safety and Security
- Department of Welfare
- Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
- Religious sector organisations
- Employment sector, trade unions and relevant departments
- Intersectoral interventions/strategies
Chapter 6
EXISTING EXAMPES OF GLOBAL MODELS FOR INTERVENTION
Annexures
- Annexure A
- Annexure B
- Annexure C