Thank you for reading our Project Information Sheet for the National Elder Abuse Research Program- the abuse and mistreatment of older people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and/or asexual (LGBTIQA+). Participant-Information-Sheet-ONLINE-SURVEY-National elder abuse and mistreatment LGBTIQA+ older adults.pdf (aifs.gov.au)
The Australian Government, Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) has commissioned and funded the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) to undertake research on the abuse and mistreatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and/or asexual (LGBTIQA+) older people. AIFS has partnered with Queerspace, a division of Drummond Street services, to undertake this project.
The aim of the survey is to examine the abuse and mistreatment of LGBTIQA+ older people. It will help improve understanding of the experiences of abuse and mistreatment among older LGBTIQIA+ people by examining the form that this abuse and mistreatment takes, its impact and what effective service responses look like from LGBTIQA+ perspectives.
Who can participate:
We invite you to participate in this survey if you identify as a lesbian, gay, transgender, gender diverse, intersex, queer, and/or asexual (LGBTIQA+) person aged 18 years or over.
About the survey
Participation in the survey is completely voluntary. Completing the survey questions will take approximately 30 minutes.
Privacy and confidentiality
All information collected from you in the survey will be kept confidential and will be stored securely. AIFS respects and upholds your rights under the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Please see our Privacy policy regarding our obligation to protect your privacy rights.
How to participate in the survey
Most questions in the survey will ask you to select a response from the options provided. There are also a small number of questions that allow you to provide a comment. Making comments in this survey is optional.
You can choose not to answer particular questions and skip to the next question or section.
You can also use the 'Go back' button if you wish to change any of your answers.
We ask that you do not use any identifying information when providing responses to any of the survey questions. For example, please DO NOT use anyone’s name, the name of an organisation or place names in your responses.
Any identifiable information will be deleted, and only de-identified survey data will be retained as part of this research. Your survey answers and will be accessible only to the members of the research team on a need-to-know basis. The survey responses will be stored on AIFS’ secure, password-protected cloud service.
After you have answered each question, scroll down to the next question on the page. When you have answered each set of questions, please submit your answers and continue to the next page by selecting the
'Next' button. On the last page of the survey, you will be asked to click the '
Submit' button when you are finished and ready to submit your responses.
What if I want to take a break when undertaking the survey?
If at any stage you need to take a break from the survey and finish it later, press the 'Resume later' button. You will be asked to enter and save a name, password, and email address for the survey. After saving these details, you can simply close the window containing the survey.
What if I do not want to continue?
If you decide that you no longer wish to participate in the survey, you can choose to exit and clear your survey answers by using the 'Exit and clear survey' button. You can also stop filling in further answers at any point by simply closing down the browser. If you select the 'Exit and clear survey' button, any data entered in the survey up to that point will be cleared and will not be accessible by AIFS. You may cease participation at any time, up until the submission of your responses. As surveys are to be completed by participants without the provision of any personal identifiers, it will not be possible for the research team to identify specific survey records for deletion at the request of a participant once they have been submitted.
Although you can stop the survey at any time, we ask that you answer as many questions as you can because we need as many complete responses as possible so that we can capture the as broad as possible views and experiences of people in the Australian community. In this survey, there are no right or wrong answers. We are interested in knowing about your views and experiences.
What if I have a problem when accessing the survey?
If you have problems accessing this survey, please email the AIFS Research Team at [email protected] or call 1800 720 142.
Getting Help
Call 000 if you are worried about your safety, or the safety of another person.
We are unable to provide advice or to assist with specific concerns in relation to individual matters. However, these contacts may be able to provide support:
National
- 1800 ELDERHelp Telephone: 1800 353 374 (national free call phone number that automatically redirects callers seeking information and advice on elder abuse with existing phone line service in their jurisdiction).
- Contact QLife an anonymous and free LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral service on from 3pm to midnight every day on 1800 184 527 or via webchat at www.qlife.org.au
- Lifeline – (13 11 14) provides crisis support and suicide prevention services to anyone experiencing a personal crisis. You can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 at any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is also an online Crisis Support Chat between 7pm and 12 midnight (AEDT), 7 days a week.
- 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) provides support to people impacted by sexual assault, domestic violence, family violence, or abuse. You may call any time - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is also a chat online available at any time too.
- Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636) provides support, information and referrals to anyone experiencing symptoms of depression or anxiety, or who is experiencing a difficult time. You may call any time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is online chat between 3pm and 12midnight (AEST), 7 days a week.
- Call 13YARN (13 92 76) to speak with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter, available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
- Black Rainbow is a national volunteer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBQTIA+ SB social service focusing on health and wellbeing of LGBQTIA+ SB community Contact - Black Rainbow.
- Rainbow Door is a free specialist LGBTIQA+ helpline providing information, support, and referral to all LGBTIQA+ Victorians, their friends and family. Call: 1800 729 367 Email: [email protected] SMS: 0480 017 246
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission 1800 951 822 The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) is responsible for protecting and enhancing the safety, health, wellbeing and quality of life of people receiving aged care.
Australian Capital Territory
Older Persons Abuse Prevention Referral and Information Line
Telephone: 02 6205 3535
Email: [email protected]
New South Wales
NSW Ageing and Disability Abuse Helpline
Telephone: 1800 628 221
Email: [email protected]
Northern Territory
Elder Abuse Information Line
Telephone: 1800 037 072
Email: [email protected]
Queensland
Elder Abuse Prevention Unit
Telephone: 1300 651 192
Email: [email protected]
South Australia
Elder Abuse Prevention Phone Line
Telephone: 1800 372 310
Email: [email protected]
Tasmania
Tasmanian Elder Abuse Helpline
Telephone: 1800 441 169
Text: 0457 806 963
Email: [email protected]
Victoria
Senior Rights Victoria
Telephone: 1300 368 821
Email: [email protected]
Western Australia
WA Elder Abuse Helpline
Telephone: 1300 724 679
Freecall: 1800 655 566 (Country Callers)
Email: rightsdvocare.org.au
Begin the survey
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