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Newsletter February 2018

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Disability advocate helps client get the year off to a great start

Darwin Community Legal Service aged care and disability advocate Trudy Lee has helped one of our clients get the year off to a great start. Ben (not his real name) is a homeless, double amputee who approached DCLS for help getting his wheelchair repaired. Trudy...

Statement on elder abuse prevention strategy announcement

As our population ages, elder abuse and greater supports and services for the aged increasingly require a societal response.  Darwin Community Legal Service and the Council of the Ageing NT are united in calling for governments at all levels to step up in dealing with...

Elder abuse prevention project community survey

The Elder Abuse Prevention Project has been funded by the Office of Senior Territorians for 12 months to raise awareness of elder abuse in the community and to identify strategies to protect older people from abuse and mistreatment.    As part of this work, DCLS is...