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ReseaRch
needs of abused older people. We are which will contribute to the national
also examining models of service provision and international body of work on the
adopted by other countries in response
“We feel that the centre
protection of older people.
to elder abuse. Findings will contribute
has a fundamental
although we are beginning to build
to the development of effective strategic much needed baseline knowledge on
approaches and best practice in dealing
role to play in the
elder abuse in the Irish context, we
with elder abuse in Ireland. In arriving at believe that future work of the Centre
directions for best practice, the Centre
prevention, detection
(funding dependent) could provide much
will draw on international research and
and management of
needed information on risk factors,
developments in the field of elder abuse perpetrators, institutional elder abuse and
and will expand and build on existing
elder abuse and is fast
on support services needed for victims of
national and international collaborations elder abuse.
with leading researchers in the field.
becoming a much needed
research of this kind is essential
primary resource for
in taking a coherent, well-informed
The fuTure of The CenTre integrated response to elder abuse. as
We believe that the Centre has a
research and information.”
Minister for Health and Children, Mary
fundamental role to play in the prevention, Harney tD, acknowledged at the official
detection and management of elder launch of the Centre, good work is being
abuse and is fast becoming a much done, but greater progress is needed.
needed primary resource for research people themselves. Information and online “While there is more work to be done
and information on elder abuse in resources are made available through our in this area, we have a good foundation
Ireland, benefiting those working with, dedicated website www.ncpop.ie. in place from which the service can be
or having contact with, older people in the Centre sits in a unique and developed further.”
areas of health and social care, law and advantageous position, as few such similar
financial services as well as organisations Centres exist elsewhere where research For more information about the Centre
representing older people and older conducted focuses solely on elder abuse, and its work, please visit www.ncpop.ie.
+ the group pictured
here attended the official
launch of the National
Centre for the Protection
of Older People (NCPOP).
Included in the photograph
are Minister for Health and
Children, Mary Harney
tD; Professor Desmond
Fitzgerald, Vice-President
for research, UCD and
Frank Murphy, local Health
Manager (Hse West) and
Chair of the National elder
abuse steering Committee.
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