WHO accelerates interventions to prevent older abuse

The scarcity of evidence-based interventions for preventing and responding to the abuse of older people (ages 60 and older, per the UN definition) is an important global issue, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Given the lack of quality research, in 2022, WHO initiated a priority-setting exercise and convened a 50-member group of experts and stakeholders from across the world to identify promising interventions. The selected interventions are now in an easily accessible database, and this study provides details on which interventions were included in this first phase of the initiative, why and how.