What we want

Our campaign to stop elder abuse is a long-term strategy based on six key objectives:

• Greater awareness of elder abuse and what people should do if they believe an older person may be abused.
• More and better training. Anyone who works with older people must be trained to identify and respond appropriately to elder abuse.
• Equal priority for elder abuse and child abuse. Child protection law is serious and binding but adult protection systems are currently under-resourced and poorly enforced.
• Effective regulation and inspection. Best practice across the care sector should be delivered through more effective enforcement by regulators.
• Greater awareness in the legal profession. Abusers are rarely prosecuted successfully. The police and judiciary must be better equipped and trained to understand and act against elder abuse.
• Support and empowerment of older people. More advice and advocacy services will help older people understand what constitutes abuse and what support is available.

Enough is Enough: the issues
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What we are doing
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