Walk Against Elder Abuse - Burnie
Event description
Join COTA (Council on the Ageing) Tasmania as we come together with communities around the world to combat elder abuse.
Preventing elder abuse is a critical issue:
- One in six people experience elder abuse.
- Psychological abuse, including coercive control, is the most common, followed by other forms such as neglect, financial, physical, and sexual abuse.
- Abusers are typically someone the elder knows.
- Only one-third of victims seek help.
- Ageism is a primary driver of abuse.
Details on the Day:
Please gather at 9.45am for a 10.00am start on the Wilmot Street footpath outside the Marine Terrace car park, opposite the cinemas.
The walk will go up Wilmot Street, turn left onto Wilson Street, turn right onto Cattley Street (cross at lights), turn right onto Mount Street, turn left back onto Wilmot Street (cross at lights), continue up Wilmot Street turn left into Alexander Street. The walk will finish at the Burnie Library Community Space where there will be light refreshments, and a series of speeches.
Click to register. If you have any questions, please email: admin@cotatas.org.au or phone 6231 3265.
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