Elder Abuse Prevention Unit (EAPU) – Chris Procopis
The Elder Abuse Prevention Unit (EAPU) promotes the right of older people to live free from abuse.
The Elder Abuse Prevention Unit (EAPU) was established in 1997 following the release of "A Report of the Project on Abuse of Older People" (1994) commissioned by the then Department of Family Services and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs. The EAPU is funded by the Department of Communities to provide a state-wide service to respond to the abuse of older people in Queensland and operates under Lifeline Brisbane.
The EAPU:
- three full time staff and four part time staff, including two education officers that do training around the state on elder abuse;
- convenes a teleconference every quarter for remote services;
- collects and collates data on elder abuse in Queensland.
