Mary-Lou says her son used to park his car in the driveway to block her in her home before demanding money. Now the trialled program that helped her escape elder abuse is ending.
The IMOC trial embedded 10 elder abuse specialists, counsellors and financial counsellors within the health system at Melbourne Health, Latrobe Community Health, Monash Health, Western Health and Peninsula Health.
"A common theme is where a client has the power of attorney in the wrong person's hand, which can lead to financial abuse and emotional abuse," he saidHe said he was having to tell his full case load of clients his service won't be available from next month. Liberal MP Melina Bath told parliament in June that one IMOC service provider had seen more than 1,200 clients, with wait lists of eight to 12 weeks."In the view of government, it is most definitely time to integrate our services, and provide a broader approach to family violence services across the board," she said.
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