Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS) in South Australia will host their annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) Conference on 12 June as an online forum to continue educating and raising awareness about elder abuse in the country. The theme for this year's WEAAD online forum is 'Together we are better', and will be the 14th conference for the ARAS.
Chief Executive of ARAS, Carolanne Barkla, explains that the forum will focus on Government agencies, service providers, advocacy groups, and the community on how they can work together to deliver quality care and support older Australians with compassion that doesn't compromise their rights and ensures their ongoing wellbeing.
"The theme resonates appropriately with our current circumstances and the need for collaboration and community awareness of the abuse of older people in particular during this COVID-19 pandemic," says Ms Barkla.
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