Timeline - Older people
2017
Elder abuse helpline launched 1 July 2017
2016
Healthy Ageing Strategy (Ministry of Health, 2016) released
2015
Measuring elder abuse in New Zealand: Findings from the New Zealand Longitudinal Study of Ageing (Waldegrave, 2015) published
2012
- Relationships in Later Life, an online resource developed by Relationships Aotearoa and Age Concern New Zealand
2011
- Financial abuse of older people in New Zealand: a working paper (Davey & McKendry, 2011) published
2010
- The Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing established "for the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons" by UN General Assembly resolution
2008
- Preventing elder abuse and neglect, a fact sheet (Families Commission, 2008) published
- Elder Abuse and Neglect – exploration of risk and protective factors (Peri et al. Families Commission, 2008) published
2007
- Family violence intervention guidelines: elder abuse and neglect (Glasgow & Fanslow, Ministry of Health, 2007) published
2006
- First World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (15 June) marked
2005
- Report on elder abuse & neglect prevention service (Age Concern, 2005)
published
2002
- The Toronto Declaration on the Global Prevention of Elder Abuse (WHO, University of Toronto and Ryerson University, INPEA, 2002)published
- Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing declaration made at the Second World Assembly on Ageing held in Madrid in April 2002
1999
1991
- UN adopts Principles for Older Persons