Events and consultations

Blacktown Multicultural Elder Abuse Prevention Forum

We all have a role to play in supporting older people from multicultural communities live free from abuse, neglect and exploitation
 
To acknowledge World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the NSW Ageing and Disability Commission is hosting a learning and development forum for aged care and home care workers and related professionals to strengthen responses to, and raise awareness of, the abuse of older people living in culturally diverse communities.
 
The forum will bring together a panel with people from key services to:

1. Talk about what they are identifying in the community in relation to abuse, and the barriers to reporting abuse within culturally diverse communities
2. Discuss best practices across agencies to improve safeguards for older people
3. Offer practical solutions on how you can provide culturally informed support

The panel will feature:

• NSW Police
• Older Women's Network
• Seniors Rights Service
• SydWest Multicultural Services
• NSW Ageing and Disability Commission

We encourage those who work in the family, home and community aged care settings to attend and encourage participants to come prepared with questions for the panel.

This event has a capacity of 80 people and will not be live streamed.

Light refreshments will be provided.
 
RSVP by Friday 19th May 2023.

Previous events and consultations

• St George Multicultural Elder Abuse Prevention Forum
• Establishment of a Standing Review to Monitor, Assess and Report on the Implementation of the National Disability Strategy in NSW
• NSW Disability Advocacy Review 2019