World elder abuse awareness day celebrated in Melbourne and around Australia
Helen Szoke, the chief commisssioner and chief executive officer of the Victorian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, officially opened Seniors Rights Victoria, at the Melbourne Town Hall on Monday, 16 June.
Senior Rights Victoria is a service that will support older Victorians by offering free legal advice and information on their rights and services to asist them; as well as work to prevent abuse through systemic policy work and advocacy activities, providing a range of educational programs to workers in the field and raising community
awareness about the issue.
“It marks a new era for the rights of older Victorians,” Helen Szoke said.
The opening of Senior Rights Victoria was Victoria’s contribution to World Elder Abuse Awareness Day which was marked on 15 June.
This year’s theme is ‘Building Networks to Address Elder Abuse: Pathways to Human Rights’.
