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for the full article please click the button below Leave no-one behind – action for an age friendly recovery Gadael Neb ar Ôl – Camau Gweithredu ar gyfer adferiad o blaid pobl hŷn
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for the full article please click the button below Leave no-one behind – action for an age friendly recovery Gadael Neb ar Ôl – Camau Gweithredu ar gyfer adferiad o blaid pobl hŷn
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After a delay due to COVID-19 our victim survivors petition was discussed again by the Petitions Committee on Tuesday 9th June 2020 after a response from the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip and a reply from Dewis Choice. To view the petition being discussed follow this link, the discussion begins at 0.35.38: http://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/bf2763bf-4abc-4e5e-9ae0-1c09be6020fc?autostart=True# The Committee
A new online domestic abuse training course developed at Aberystwyth University has received the backing of organisations across Wales working to stop the abuse of older people. The bite-size course, created by the Dewis Choice project based in the University’s Department of Law and Criminology, offers free training to front-line practitioners across the United Kingdom
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For extra support in this critical time, the Dewis Choice team is able to offer free online training to professionals. Contact Elize Freeman at hello@dewischoice.org.uk to book a session Coronavirus presents significant challenges to the health and wellbeing of the nation. For older people experiencing abuse by intimate partners or adult family members the current
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We are proud to share that our online training exploring domestic abuse in later life has been submitted to the World Health Organisation by Public Health Wales as best practice for Wales and is endorsed by the Older People’s Commissioner. Our training was also shared in the Violence Prevention Unit for Wales’ e-Bulletin and included
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An action group working to stop the abuse of older people is urging the public to report any concerns they may have if they fear an older person may be at risk of or is experiencing abuse.An action group working to stop the abuse of older people is urging the public to report any concerns
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Launch event for our new funding We spent a wonderful afternoon at The Angel Hotel in Cardiff with friends who have shared on our journey so far and hopefully will continue to travel with us as we progress into our new stage of development. The event gave us the opportunity to share findings to date
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22.04.2020 Organisations working to safeguard and protect people who experience abuse or are the victims of crime have joined forces to ensure that older people can get the support they need to keep them safe and protected during this difficult time. And they have a simple message for older people in Wales who may be
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A research project based at Aberystwyth University is offering free online training to front-line practitioners across the United Kingdom dealing with cases of domestic abuse among older people during the current coronavirus lockdown. Based at the Centre for Age, Gender and Social Justice in the Department of Law & Criminology, the Dewis Choice project has
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