Responding to elder abuse in Ireland occurred relatively late as compared to other countries. The first national policy document, Protecting our Future was published in 2002 with a bespoke response service being established in 2007. One of the policy recommendations was the establishment of the National Centre for the Protection of Older People (NCPOP) in University College Dublin to generate Irish based research on elder abuse. This presentation examines the work of the NCPOP and will use selected studies including the piloting of elder abuse screening tools as both a preventative and intervention mechanism and the development of a multi-foci response system to financial abuse of older people. After attending this session, participants will be able to understand elder abuse as a defined problem in Ireland. In addition, participants will identify how baseline data from NCPOP studies has contributed to the development of national responses to elder abuse.
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