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movieclip Protecting the dignity of our older people, by the Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. The movieclip throws light on the abuse of elderly people, which has become a serious problem in our society.



Reports

 

World report on violence and healt. Edited by Etienne G. Krug, Linda L. Dahlberg, James A. Mercy, Anthony B. Zwi and Rafael Lozano World Health Organization, Geneva 2002.

Health and long-term care in the European Union.
Special Eurobarometer 283, by the European Commission, 2007.

A review of literature on effective interventions that prevent and respond to harm against adults. Scottish government social research, 2007.

Elder abuse and neglect exploration of risk and protective factors a report for the families commission. Research report no 1/08, january 2008.

Elder abuse - a serious concern for the EU. Leaflet by AGE - The european older people’s platform, 2007.

 

UK study of abuse and neglect of older people. Qualitative findings. National centre for social research, august 2007.

UK study of abuse and neglect of older people. Prevalence survey report. National centre for social research, june 2007.

Discussing Screening for Elder Abuse at Primary Health Care level. By Silvia Perel-Levin, WHO - Ageing and Life Course, 2008.
State of the world’s older people 2002. HelpAge International, 2002.
The Toronto Declaration on the Global Prevention of Elder Abuse. WHO, November 2002.
Elder Abuse in the Family in Spain. Edited by I. Iborra, The Queen Sofía Center, Valencia. Spain 2008.
Active Ageing. A Policy Framework. A contribution of the World Health Organization to the Second United Nations World Assembly on Ageing, Madrid, Spain, April 2002.
Missing Voices. Views of older persons on elder abuse. WHO, November 2002.
Healthy Ageing. A Challenge for Europe. The Swedish National Institute of Public Healt, 2007.
The Solid Facts. Home Care in Europe. Edited by Rosanna Tarricone & Agis D. Tsouros, Bocconi University, Italy. WHO 2008.
Sweden’s strategy report for social protection and social inclusion 2008-2010. Government offices of Sweden (Regeringskansliet ).

Life in the Rest Homes for Older People. Elder abuse, neglect and mistreatment. Survey Reports. Ministry for Human Rights and National Minorities, Czech Republic, 2007.

A Global Response to Elder Abuse and Neglect. Building Primary Health Care Capacity to Deal with the Problem Worldwide. Main Report. WHO 2008.

 

Age-friendly. Primary Health Care Centres: Toolkit. WHO 2008.
Ageing: Exploding the myths. WHO 1999.
Elder Abuse and Alcohol. WHO Facts on Alcohol. WHO 2006.
Global Age-friendly Cities: A Guide. WHO 2007.
Older Persons in Emergencies: An Active Ageing Perspective. WHO 2008.
Active Ageing: Towards Age-friendly Primary Health Care. WHO 2004.
Alcohol consumption among elderly European Union citizens. Health effects, consumption trends and related issues. Mats Hallgren, Pi Högberg & Sven Andréasson, Swedish National Institute of Health, 2009.
Elder Abuse in the Family in Spain. Report.
Poverty of Elderly People in EU25, by Asghar Zaidi, European Centre for social welfare policy and research, August 2006.
What can the European Union do to protect dignity in old age and prevent elder abuse? Discussion paper. European Commission, Bussels, March 2008.
Protecting the dignity of dependent older people. Memo. Brussels, March 2008.
Reports on Elder Abuse Prevention from Around the World. Web Resource on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2009, Paris.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Article 25: The Rights of the Elderly
Sweden 2007: Freedom of choice and dignity for the elderly. By Clemens Tesch-Römer, German Centre of Gerontology. European Commission, September 2007.
Long-term Care in the European Union. European Commission, Brussels.
Biennial Report on social services of general interest 2008. European Commission, July 2008.
The Social Situation in the European Union 2008
New Insights into Social Inclusion.
European Commission, May 2009.

 

 

 

 

Elderly links

News

 

June 28, 2010

Abuel will present its findings at the International Conference, Quality of Life and Maltreatment of Elderly in Europe. The conference will be held in Madrid in the Assembly Hall at the Ministry of Health and Social Policy.

 

October 22-23, 2009
The fourth ABUEL project meeting will be held in Granada (Spain) to discuss data processing and data reporting issues.

 

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