Working on research or policy on violence against older people? Hear from Hourglass, ONS, Public Health Wales & VISION on some of the challenges & solutions at our upcoming annual conference. Registration⬇️ vision.city.ac.uk/vision-annual-… Hourglass (Safer Ageing) Office for National Statistics (ONS) Public Health Wales

Hourglass has worked with the #Eastenders team to help craft this impactful storyline, with this episode showing the devastating impact of sexual abuse on an older person and their loved ones.

Make sure you tune into the next chapter in Yolande's story on Tuesday 7th May.

Did you know that most cases of abuse committed against older people takes place in the victim-survivors own home?

This means that most of this abuse happens behind closed doors, committed by those close to the victim-survivor.

Find out more ➡️ knowledgebank.wearehourglass.org

Check out this useful guide on spotting scams from our friends at Independent Age ⬇️

Every 40 seconds, an older person becomes a victim of a #scam .

Find out how we're working to support older people and help them avoid #scam s, and how you can get involved, from our Chief Executive Paul Farmer 👉 bit.ly/3y0hpSX

Have you caught up with our #HourglassWebinars ?

Over 25 hours of webinars are now available to watch on our YouTube channel for FREE: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Earlier this week, CEO of Hourglass spoke to Sarah Lilley on BBC Radio Suffolk about our collaboration with #Eastenders for their recent storyline involving Yolande Trueman.

You can read more about our involvement here: wearehourglass.org/hourglass-work…

Coerced debt is a form of economic abuse and is devastating for an older person.

It can lead older victim-survivors to be dependent on their abuser and is often used as form of control.

Read more about economic abuse and the support available at wearehourglass.org/financial-abuse

#DidYouKnow that we offer local support in the Suffolk area?

Part of our #CommunityResponse model, we provide end-to-end support from prevention, intervention and recovery from abuse.

If you need to raise a concern about an older person, call our 24/7 helpline on 0808 808 8141.

'Our helpline has seen a significant increase in calls as a result..'

In this interview with Suffolk News, our CEO spoke about the impact of our collaboration with #Eastenders on their recent storyline.

suffolknews.co.uk/sudbury/news/c…

In case you missed it, you can watch STEP member Jo summers TEP speak at this Hourglass (Safer Ageing) webinar on the topic of 'Preventing Undue Influence'.

Watch the webinar: bit.ly/4aNdMhQ

#STEPProfile #MentalCapacity