Resources
Safeguarding Ireland
Safeguarding Ireland
Review of current practice in the use of wardship for adults in Ireland
National Safeguarding Committee (Safeguarding Ireland) (2016) – Strategic Plan 2017-2021
Safeguarding Ireland (2017) – Red C Survey
Further Reports
Further Reports
National Safeguarding Office Report 2017
HSE National Safeguarding Office (2017) – 2016 Safeguarding Data Report
Irish Council of Civil Liberties (2016) – Know Your Rights: A Guide for Older People
Department of Social Protection (2017) – Information on Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland (2014) – Protecting our Older People in Northern Ireland
HSE and UCD National Centre for the Protection of Older People (2012)
Financial Abuse
Financial Abuse
Financial Abuse of Older People: A Review – UCD, NCPOP, HSE. (2012)
‘The Older Adult Financial Exploitation Measure’ – tested in an Irish context.
Financial Abuse information leaflet.
Advocacy Roundtable
Advocacy Roundtable
Independent Advocacy Scoping Document written by Dr. Michael Browne, October 2018.
Advocacy Roundtable, Dr. Michael Browne presentation, October 2018.
Advocacy Roundtable, Patricia Rickard Clarke presentation, October 2018.
Advocacy Roundtable, Phelim Quinn presentation, October 2018.
Advocacy Roundtable, Dr. Shaun O’Keeffe presentation, October 2018.
Others
Others
Link to the Think Ahead website developed by the Forum on the End-of-Life in Ireland where the materials are housed.
Definitions
Definitions
Abuse
Any act, or failure to act, which results in a breach of a vulnerable person’s human rights, civil liberties, physical and mental integrity, dignity or general wellbeing, whether intended or through negligence, including sexual relationships or financial transactions to which the person does not or cannot validly consent, or which are deliberately exploitative. Abuse may take a variety of forms.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding means protecting people’s health, wellbeing and human rights, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is fundamental to high-quality health and social care.
Vulnerability
Vulnerability is the diminished capacity of an individual or group to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from the impact of a natural or man-made hazard. Vulnerability is most often associated with poverty but it can also arise when people are isolated, insecure and defenceless in the face of risk, shock or stress. People differ in their exposure to risk as a result of their social group, gender, ethnic or other identity, age and other factors.
Links
Links
FraudSmart – an initiative of the Banking and Payment Federation of Ireland
Keep Control – a project undertaken by the National Centre for the Protection of Older People and the Older People’s Empowerment Network and funded by the HSE.
NCPOP – the National Centre for the Protection of Older People.
https://hospicefoundation.ie/programmes/public-awareness/think-ahead/
Think Ahead Guide on planning for the future developed by the Forum on End-of-Life in Ireland.
Contact
Safeguarding Ireland does not deal with specific cases of abuse, or alleged abuse.
The HSE has a social work service that you can contact if you have a concern about a vulnerable adult who may be at risk of abuse. There are nine teams located throughout the country. You can find information on how to get in touch with them on the Contact page.
Get In touch
Contact
Safeguarding Ireland does not deal with specific cases of abuse, or alleged abuse.
The HSE has a social work service that you can contact if you have a concern about a vulnerable adult who may be at risk of abuse. There are nine teams located throughout the country. You can find information on how to get in touch with them on the Contact page.