Times of transition: elder abuse and neglect in Israel
- Authors:
- LOWENSTEIN Ariela, DORON Israel
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 20(2), 2008, pp.181-206.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Israel, like other advanced countries, is ageing but there was no real awareness of elder abuse as a problem until the late 1980s when a joint US-Israeli conference took place in Israel. Research studies followed, but many have been small scale and although more systematic surveys have been conducted in recent years, comprehensive empirical data are still lacking. Intervention developments, largely driven by Eshel (the Association for the Planning and Development of Services for the Aged in Israel) and by relevant ministries, are outlined and legal developments summarised. Future challenges include the need for more research, better multi-disciplinary coordination between agencies with a role in responding to elder abuse, changes to remove paternalism from the legislative framework, the involvement of older people themselves in the debate on abuse, and the provision of proper resources for elder abuse initiatives. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
- Subject terms:
- law, intervention, older people, elder abuse;
- Location(s):
- Israel
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN online:
- 1540-4129
- ISSN print:
- 0894-6566