With 1 in 6 people aged 65 years and older across Australia experiencing some form of abuse, high-profile First Nations Elders Yalmay Yunupi\u014bu, 2024 Senior Australian of the Year, and Charlie King OAM have joined together to urge community to have a yarn about the abuse of older people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new campaign by the Australian Government, spearheaded by the Attorney-General\u2019s Department, aims to increase awareness across the Australian community about the abuse of older people. This includes highlighting the help and services available, and the importance of working together as a community to help support our older people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yalmay Yunupi\u014bu says \u201cElders are the backbone of our families and communities, and they deserve dignity and respect, but sometimes abuse can happen to our older people. We all know the abuse of older people isn\u2019t part of our culture, so we need to come together and yarn about it so we can stop it from happening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes, abuse can be hard to spot, as it\u2019s often carried out by someone a person knows and trusts such as a partner, family member or carer. It can be even harder to spot because abuse isn\u2019t always physical, in fact the different types of abuse can include emotional abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse or neglect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Veteran sports broadcaster turned human rights campaigner, Charlie King OAM is a proud Gurindji man from the Northern Territory and says \u201cNone of us like to think that the abuse of our older people is happening in our communities, or in any communities across Australia. But if you feel like something isn\u2019t right with you or someone you know, have a talk to someone you trust, such as a family member, a friend or a health care worker. Together, we can all do something about it, starting with a yarn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are five main types of abuse of older people, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOlder people are our cultural custodians, mentors, advocates, leaders and cherished loved ones, and abuse of our older people is never okay,\u201d says Charlie. \u201cWe need to learn how to spot it and understand how to help, so that our older people can live with the dignity they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yalmay and Charlie have come together in a video to ask all mob to yarn about the abuse of older people, and highlight that support is available. An animated video to help First Nations people recognise the different types of abuse of older people, and to know where to go to seek support, has also been developed. These videos, and further information, can be found at https:\/\/www.compass.info\/campaign\/beginswithaconversation\/first-nations\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With 1 in 6 people aged 65 years and older across Australia experiencing some form of abuse, high-profile First Nations Elders Yalmay Yunupi\u014bu, 2024 Senior Australian of the Year, and…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"series":[115],"class_list":["post-7958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events","series-coffee-with-a-coastie"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/AGD_Abuse-of-Older-People_Yalmay-Charlie-Still_1.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/feed\/podcast\/coffee-with-a-coastie","embedCode":"High-Profile First Nations Elders Launch Campaign Against Elder Abuse in Australia<\/a><\/blockquote>