Timeline - Older people
2020
Elder abuse in Aotearoa : the proposed future strategy for Elder Abuse Response Services (Ministry of Social Development, 2020) published
What counts as consent? Sexuality and ethical deliberation in residential aged care (Henrickson, Cook, Schouten, Donald & Atefi, 2020) published
2019
Elder abuse in Aotearoa: The role and current state of MSD's Elder Abuse Response Services (Ministry of Social Development, 2019) published
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)
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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