Aims & Objectives
• Understand the definition of domestic abuse in Wales
• Discuss how we define ‘later life’
• Explore how ageism can create a Petri dish for abuse to thrive
• Highlight common myths and stereotypes, and how this leads to self-blame and victim blaming
• Spotting the signs of domestic abuse using anonymous intersectional case studies
• 15-minute break
• Emerging data and themes in relation to victims of domestic abuse related deaths in later life
• Analysis of media reporting of suicides and homicides in later life, and how this influences societal attitudes
• Timeline activity – How policy and legislation has changed over the past 50 years
• Hourglass – who we are and the services we provide, developing referral pathways.