Goals: describe the main goals of the good practice

Implementation of activities for prevention against elder abuse in regions of Slovakia with participation of older people and representatives of self-government and police. It is focused on discrimination and prevention against elder abuse.

Within these activities we implement prevention against violation of rights of older people, we provide information on rights and demands of the elderly, on accepted laws and regulations, we provide advice to citizens who turned to us for concrete help. Within these meetings we also gain experience and concrete examples from life of the elderly regarding abuse. Within these activities we mention examples of abuse and cases like this were being solved, where and who to turn to and also examples how does it our organisation solve and concrete persons. We have interest that the elderly were more active in protection of own rights. Within these activities we cooperate with self-governments in regions, with public administration, police. also we cooperate with media, so we present current state of position of the elderly and problems they experience.

Target Group: describe on which group the good practice is targeted

Older citizens who are the target group of this event are gaining higher legal awareness, self-confidence, autonomy and dignity of life. Older citizens receive broader view on their rights, demands and possibilities of their enforcement and their protection and also we are raising their interest in enforcing their rights

Approach: describe the way in which the good practice is implemented.

On regular basis we organise trainings and workshops in different regions of Slovakia, where we cooperate with self-government, various organisations in regions, police. at these activities mainly participate older people who than share their gained experience in their neighbourhood.

Who does implement this good practice? Mention, if relevant, the organisation or persons who do the work.

This activity is organized by our organisation Fórum pre pomoc starším in cooperation with local municipality, police. a very good cooperation is concretely in Vysoké Tatry where we cooperate already 5 years. This activitiy is usable also in other organisation and different regions. It is important because the elderly can learn how to defand own rights.

What material is available on this good practice (description, website etc.)

Only reports and information presented within our conferences – material was presented at the conference in March, in Bratislava – by president of Fórum together with the representative of local police department.

How widely is this good practice used in your country?

This material is used also by city and public police for solving criminality and protection of older people.

What are the results, outcomes, experiences with this good practice? Please mention the source(s).

The results of this practise are very good as older people have more information on how to defand and also television uses this information for prevention against criminality and abuse of older people by various organisations and asocials who often abuse confidence of older people

Are there effect studies? Please mention the source(s) if the answer is ‘yes’.

The study doesn´t exist, only reports mentioned in national report on discrimination and within our activities - conferences

What are the success factors?

These activities are very succesful, we increase their number year by year – especially workshops in regions of Slovakia in some clubs. We raise awareness of the elderly and also their interest to defend own rights.