Domestic abuse and older people

In this episode, Dr Sarah Lonbay (University of Sunderland) swapped roles to become a guest on the podcast and Dr Angie Wilcock stepped in, to co-host with Lesley. The episode explores research that was undertaken by Sarah and Dr Carole Southall (Northumbria University) in relation to domestic abuse in the older population. The podcast discussion explores some of the complexities of abuse in later life, as well as key messages for social workers.  Transcripts are available on the Portal Podcast Website: https://wp.sunderland.ac.uk/portal-podcast/ Within the episode, reference is made to the following: A paper published by Sarah and Carole about this research on domestic abuse and older people, titled ‘Identifying and responding to domestic abuse in the older population: key challenges and complexities’.  Another paper published by Sarah and Carole which explored ‘Social workers’ of the liminal space between personalisation policy and practice’.  The Care Act 2014. Some published research which explored the changing nature of domestic abuse across the life course: Band-Winterstein, T., & Eisikovits, Z. (2009). ‘Aging out’ of violence: The multiple faces of intimate violence over the life span. Qualitative Health Research, 19(2), 164–180. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732308329305  A film titled ‘Eggshells’ which was produced by Made by Mortals: Behind the scenes of short film ‘Eggshells’. You can find the film on Youtube: Eggshells. The music is called “Together We’re Stronger” by All Music Seven (All7 Studios) (you can listen to their music on SoundCloud).Production and editing by Paperghosts.The Portal Podcast is funded by the University of Sunderland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.