Dewis Choice the Centre for Age Gender and Social Justice, SafeLives, Stonewall and Opening Doors World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022 #WEAAD22 15th June marks the annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, established in 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organisation. The day serves to voice […]
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As we approach a new year we thought we would would look back at some of our achievements from the last We have collaborated with Solace Women’s Adi to produce the SOS Supporting Older Survivors toolkit. Found HERE We disseminated 2,200 hard copies of our practitioner guidance, now available in e-version via our website HERE
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Prior to CV19, our Choice Support Workers and Wellbeing Practitioner provided intensive support face-to-face with clients. Our training and workshop activities were face-to-face, our research was conducted in homes and within community settings. The impact of CVD19 transformed all aspects of our work, as, like many others we had to move to online and telephone
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Today celebrates the 110th International Women’s Day. Women from across the globe will stand united to call for action for accelerating women’s equality. The day marks the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. But it is also a day to challenge situations where women’s rights, health and safety are compromised. Each year the
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“Stand Up for Human Rights”: Domestic abuse in older age as a human rights issue On the 10th December every year the world recognises Human Rights Day, a day designated by the United Nations to celebrate the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The declaration sets out universal values and a common standard of achievement
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Funding has been awarded to explore the impact of the ‘Shadow Pandemic’ on older victim survivors help-seeking experiences during CV19 Funding from the Ministry of Justice; Comic Relief and The National Community Fund, Wales has been awarded to Sarah Wydall, These three studies will be undertaken over the next 12 months at the Centre for
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Mae prosiect ymchwil sy’n archwilio’r cysylltiad rhwng dementia a cham-drin domestig ymhlith pobl hŷn wedi derbyn cyllid ychwanegol gan Comic Relief ac Adran Diwylliant, Cyfryngau a Chwaraeon Llywodraeth y DU drwy’r Gronfa Treth Tampon. Lansiwyd yr astudiaeth gan y Ganolfan Oedran, Rhyw a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol yn Adran y Gyfraith a Throseddeg Prifysgol Aberystwyth ym mis
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A research project examining the link between dementia and domestic abuse in older people has been awarded additional funding by Comic Relief and the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) through the Tampon Tax Fund. The study by the Centre for Age, Gender and Social Justice at Aberystwyth University’s Department of
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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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