Synopsis Background and Position Paper 05.10.2010

This document is a synopsis of the EuROPEAN project’s Background and Position Paper (BPP). The BPP outlines basic understandings of elder abuse which exist in 11 countries, nine of which are represented on the project’s steering group. The BPP document was written to provide a basis for the Reference Framework of Good Practices which will be developed at a later stage of the project. Information presented in the BPP was provided by 77 European expert(s) (organizations) across a range of disciplines in Austria, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, The Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Slovenia, and Slovakia.

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