REPORTING AND PREVENTION SYSTEM PROJECT PROGRAM FOR ELDERLY ABUSE CASES (RESPPEC)
The Reporting System and
Prevention Program for Elderly Abuse Cases (ReSPPEC)
is a community-based project which strengthens partnership and networks between
and among the senior citizen’s sector, stakeholders and partners to ensure holistic
and efficient delivery of services to respond to elderly abuse cases.
This project shall develop a holistic system that will put into place
mechanisms and necessary procedures and protocols to formally report,
investigate, intervene, document, monitor and provide follow-up services to
victims of elderly abuse in the community.
The project also provides support groups for the
perpetrators/abusers and treatment on ways to change their behavior, has
components for values formation and rehabilitation of perpetrators/abusers to
stop the cycle of violence. This project will also strengthen family and peer
support to prevent abuse among the elderly.
OBJECTIVES
To protect the rights of the elderly against all forms of
abuse by having the knowledge in detecting elder abuse and ways of preventing
it, and the establishment of local reporting mechanisms and referral systems in
order to provide services for their full rehabilitation/recovery.
COMPONENTS
- To establish local reporting mechanisms in management of
Elder Abuse cases
- To capacitate the people in the communities
- To develop data banking system on Elder Abuse cases
- Provide support services not limited to psycho-social,
economic, medical, legal to the elder abuse victim-survivor and their
families
- To provide rehabilitation and support services for
suspected abusers/ offender to mitigate the effects of violence
- Intensify public awareness on elder abuse through
advocacy activities