Yu tink se dis kin apin to di wan dɛn we yu lɛk we dɔn ol? (Elder Abuse) Mek wi tok abaut dis!

We yu de luk yu mama ɛn papa we dɔn ol, yu grani ɛn granpa, ɔ ɔda pipul dɛn na yu famili, sɔntɛnde yu kin wɔnda if sɔntin de apin to dɛn ɔ if sɔmbɔdi nɔ de tek tɛm wit dɛn? Pan ɔl we na sɔntin we yu nɔ want fɔ tink bɔt, di difrɛn kayn abiuz we kin apin to ol pipul dɛn, we dɛn kɔl ɛlda abiuz, na tɔpik we wi nid fɔ tɔk bɔt. Bikɔs sɔntɛnde, dɛn tin ya kin apin to dɛn we wi nɔ kin ivin no.

Wetin na Ɛlda Abiuz?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, fɔ du bad to ɛlda na fɔ du bad to pɔsin we dɔn pas 60 ia bay wilful in bɔdi ɔ in maynd, nɔ de kia fɔ am, ɔ yuz am di rɔŋ we. Dis kin mek dɛn du bad bad tin ɛn sɔfa. Imajin aw i nɔ fayn fɔ mek pɔsin we dɔn sav in pikin dɛn ɛn sosayti ɔl in layf gɛt dis apin to dɛn we dɛn dɔn ol.

Dis abiuz kin apin ɛnisay, to ɛnibɔdi. I sɔri fɔ no se bɔku tɛm, na di pipul dɛn we de nia di ol pipul dɛn kin du dis kayn abiuz. I kin bi pɔsin na in famili, pɔsin we de kia fɔ dɛn, ɔ pɔsin we tink se dɛn kin tek advantej pan dɛn. If yu ɔ pɔsin we yu sabi de gɛt dis, yu fɔ rili ripɔt am to di ɔfisa dɛn.

Difrɛn kayn we dɛn de fɔ dis abiuz?

Yɛs, dɛn kayn abiuz ya kin kam difrɛn we dɛn. Lɛ wi luk di men kayn dɛn:

• Abiuz wit yu bɔdi: Dis na fɔ du bad to yu bɔdi dairekt wan. Tink bɔt tin dɛn lɛk fɔ push, bit, kik, ɔ ol pɔsin na say we i nɔ want. Dis kin mek dɛn fil bad ɔ dɛn kin fil pen.
• Fɔ ɛgzampul, na sɔm os dɛn, dɛn kin lɔk mama ɔ papa we dɔn ol na rum ɛn lɔk di domɔt, dɛn nɔ kin alaw am fɔ kɔmɔt. Ɔ, if dɛn nɔ lisin to wetin dɛn de tɔk, dɛn kin bit dɛn ɛn kik dɛn. Dis na fɔ trit pɔsin bad.

• Mami ɛn dadi biznɛs: Dis na bad tin fɔ tink bɔt. I min fɔ fos pɔsin fɔ du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs, ɔ fɔ wach ɔ tek pat pan dɛn kayn tin dɛn de. Wi nid fɔ mɛmba se dis kin apin to big pipul dɛn bak.

• Neglect: Dis na di intentional failure fɔ gi di besik nid dɛm fɔ big pɔsin – lɛk it, ples fɔ slip, mɛrɛsin, klos, ɛn ɔda tin dɛm Neglect na we pɔsin we fɔ kia fɔ dɛn nɔ ebul fɔ gi dɛn tin ya fayn fayn wan.
• Imajin, wan ol mama gɛt dayabitis, ɛn i nid fɔ tek mɛrɛsin fɔ am ɛvride. Bɔt if di pɔsin we de kia fɔ am nɔ gi am mɛrɛsin di rayt tɛm, dat na fɔ lɛ dɛn nɔ pe atɛnshɔn to am. Ɔ, fɔ nɔ klin pɔsin we de na bed fayn, nɔ fɔ it am di rayt tɛm, de ɔnda dis kategori.
• Sɔntin de bak we dɛn kɔl fɔ nɔ pe atɛnshɔn to yusɛf . Dat min se sɔm big pipul dɛn kin rich di say we dɛn nɔ kin ebul fɔ kia fɔ dɛnsɛf. Dɛn nɔ de was dɛnsɛf, dɛn nɔ de it, dɛn nɔ de tek dɛn mɛrɛsin. Dis na pat bak pan di we aw pipul dɛn nɔ de kia fɔ dɛn.

• Faynanshɛl abiuz ɔ ɛksplɔyt: Dis na sɔntin we de apin mɔ ɛn mɔ na wi sosayti. Dis inklud fɔ tif mɔni ɔ prɔpati frɔm big pipul dɛn, fɔ mek chɛk wit dɛn sayn, fɔ yuz dɛn bank kad, ɔ fɔ tek dɛn penshɔn, soshal sikyɔriti bɛnifit, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn fɔ yu yon bɛnifit.
• Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin fred pɔsin we dɔn ol, fos am, ɔ gi lay lay prɔmis fɔ tek dɛn land ɔ os. Ɔl dis de ɔnda mɔni abiuz.

• Saikɔlɔjik abiuz: Dis na tin wae nɔr kin fil bad na yu bɔdi, bɔt e kin mek yu fil pen pasmak. Dis kin min fɔ ala pan pɔsin, fɔ trɛtin am, fɔ tɔk di kayn we we de mek pɔsin fred, fɔ mek i nɔ de nia ɔda pipul dɛn, ɛn fɔ nɔ pe atɛnshɔn to wetin i de tɔk.
• Fɔ ɛgzampul, if yu de tɔk tin ɔltɛm lɛk, "Yu nɔ gɛt yus naw," "Na big prɔblɛm fɔ mi fɔ tek kia ɔf yu," ɔ "Shut up!", dat na saykolojik abiuz. Dis kin mek dɛn nɔ gɛt kɔnfidɛns pan dɛnsɛf ɛn mek dɛn sɔfa bɔku.

• Abandonment: Abandonment na we pɔsin we dɔn ol ɛn nɔ ebul fɔ kia fɔ insɛf, di pɔsin we de kia fɔ am lɛf am in wan, ɛn i nɔ gɛt ɛnitin fɔ du wit am. Tink bɔt am lɛk se dɛn admit yu na ɔspitul ɛn nɔ ɛva kam bak fɔ kam fɛn dɛn.

Di sɔri tin na dat, bɔku tɛm di sem big pɔsin kin gɛt mɔ pas wan pan dɛn kayn abiuz ya.

Udat dɛn go mɔs afɛkt dis? (Di tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt prɔblɛm)

Infakt, dis kayn we aw dɛn de trit ol pipul dɛn bad nɔ de trit pipul dɛn difrɛn bikɔs dɛn kɔmɔt na dɛn kɔntri, dɛn rilijɔn, dɛn man ɔ uman, dɛn kɔlchɔ, ɔ dɛn soshal ikɔnomik stetmɛnt. I kin apin to ɛnibɔdi. Bɔt fɔ sɔm pipul dɛn, di prɔblɛm kin pas smɔl.

• Pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 60 ia.
• Pipul wae gɛt mεdikal kכndyushכn (e.g. strכk, Pakinsin sik) wae de afekt aw dεn de waka, tink, ɔr aw dεn de fil.
• Pipul dɛm wae gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ du dɛn yone wok ɛn nid ɛp frɔm ɔda pipul dɛm, ɔr dɛm wae de liv na kɔmyuniti liv spɛs (e.g. nɔs os).
• Di wan dɛn we lɛk dɛnsɛf, di wan dɛn we nɔ gɛt pɔsin fɔ ɛp, di wan dɛn we de dɛn wan.

Mɔtalman, stɔdi dɛn dɔn sho se uman dɛn kin du bad pas man dɛn . Pipul wae gɛt dis maynia sik lɛk dis maynia sik kin gɛt bɔrku risk bak, as dɛn kin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ ɔndastand wetin de apun to dɛm ɔr fɔ tɛl ɔda pipul dɛm.

Aw kɔmɔn tin dis?

Dis kin apin mɔ pas aw yu go tink. Fɔ ɛgzampul, na Amɛrika, na lɛk wan pan ɛvri tɛn pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 60 ia kin tɔk se dɛn dɔn gɛt sɔm kayn bad bad tin dɛn fɔ du to dɛn. Dis tin kin de bak na Sri Lanka te to sɔm mak. Pan ɔl we na lɛk ɔl di kɔntri dɛn gɛt lɔ dɛn we de agens dis, bɔku tin dɛn we kin apin nɔ kin ripɔt. Dat na di big prɔblɛm.

Usay dɛn tin ya kin apin mɔ?

Pan ɔl we dɛn kin du bad bad tin to ɛlda dɛn ɛnisay, sɔm say dɛn de we i kin apin mɔ:

• Insay dɛn yon os:Bɔrku tɛm, na frɔm yu fambul ɔr pɔrsin wae yu bisin bɔt.
• Na grup os dɛn.
• Na say dɛn we dɛn kin kia fɔ ol pipul dɛn ɔ say dɛn we dɛn kin kia fɔ pipul dɛn we dɔn ol fɔ lɔng tɛm.

Wetin na di sayn dɛn we de sho se dɛn de trit dɛn bad? Aw wi kin no am?

Sɔmtɛm dɛn sayn ya kin klia, sɔmtɛm dɛn kin ayd smɔl. So wi nid fɔ no bɔt dis:

• If yu notis bed sos we yu nɔ ɛksplen, brus, bɔn, kɔt, skrap, ol wund, skata, ɛn brok bon.
• If yu isolate yusɛf frɔm di tin dɛm we yu bin de du, frɔm soshal intarakshɔn, if yu pul yusɛf kɔmɔt.
• If yu de sɔfa wit inshɔmnia, if yu de wɔri ɔltɛm.
• If sɔntin chenj na dɛn bihayvya wantɛm wantɛm, if dɛn kin fil bad ɔltɛm, dɛn at pwɛl, ɔr kin vɛks ɔr kin vɛks ɔltɛm.
• If yu de lɔs yu wet fɔ natin.
• Wiknɛs, we pɔsin kin fil se i nɔ gɛt layf.
• If dɛn nɔ ebul fɔ yuz di tin dɛn we dɛn de yuz, lɛk glas, tin fɔ waka, ɛn tin fɔ ɛp fɔ yɛri.
• If yu de na say we dɔti ɛn we nɔ gɛt wɛlbɔdi.
• If chenj kam wantɛm wantɛm ɛn we dɛn nɔ ebul fɔ ɛksplen to dɛn mɔni ɔ prɔpati. (Fɔ ɛgzampul, bɔku mɔni kin lɔs wantɛm wantɛm, dɛn kin ad nyu nem to prɔpati.)
• If yu wɛl bɔdi prɔblɛm kin wɔs ɔltɛm ɛn yu fɔ go na di imejensi rum ɔ fɔ go na ɔspitul.

Wetin na di bad tin dɛn we kin apin we dɛn du dis bad tin?

We dɛn de trit big pɔsin bad, i kin afɛkt dɛn bɔdi wɛlbɔdi fɔ shɔt tɛm ɛn fɔ lɔng tɛm ɛn bak pan dɛn maynd wɛlbɔdi. Tink bɔt:

• Mental sik lɛk pwɛl hat ɛn wɔri kin kam.
• Sɔntɛm, pipul dɛn kin fred ɛn nɔ abop pan ɔda pipul dɛn.
• I kin gɛt siriɔs strɛs.
• Sɔntɛnde, we pɔsin gɛt injury na in bɔdi, i kin mek i gɛt disabled.
• If dɛn nɔ trit di sik dɛn we dɔn de, di rayt we, dɛn kin wɔs ɛn ivin mek dɛn day.

Sɔm kes dɛn we dɛn kin du bad to ɛlda dɛn kin siriɔs so dat kin mek dɛn layf de pan denja. If yu fil se yu ɔ pɔsin we yu sabi de pan denja wantɛm wantɛm, kɔl 119 (polis) ɔ 1990 (ambulans savis) wantɛm wantɛm, ɔ go na di ɔspitul imejensi rum we de nia yu.

Aw wi go mek sɔntin lɛk dis nɔ apin?

Bɔku tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ mek dɛn nɔ trit ɛlda dɛn bad. Di men tin na fɔ no.

• Pripia ligal dɔkyumɛnt dɛn, lɛk yu las wil ɛn tɛstamɛnt ɛn wɛlbɔdi pawa fɔ atɔna, wit pɔsin we yu trɔst. Yu kin aks fɔ advays frɔm lɔya bɔt dɛn tin ya.
• Visit yu fambul ɛn padi dɛn we de pan denja ɔltɛm, ɛn chɛk fɔ si if dɛn gɛt wɛlbɔdi. Ivin wan fon kɔl frɔm yu kin bi big sɔs fɔ dɛn trɛnk.
• Arenj fɔ mek dɛn du bank transakshɔn dairekt insay di akɔn pas fɔ mek dɛn yuz chɛk. Da we de, chans nɔ de fɔ mek midulman dɛn nɔ put di mɔni di rayt ples.
• Kip wan rikodɔ fɔ di mɔni we yu de du. If yu si ɛnitin we yu nɔ biliv, chɛk am.
• Nɔ ɛva gi yu pɔsin in infɔmeshɔn ɔ bank ditil if pɔsin kɔl yu na fon. Dis na aw bɔku pipul dɛn we de ful pipul dɛn kin trik big pipul dɛn.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ no. Di mɔ yu no bɔt di sayn dɛm fɔ abiuz, de risk factor dɛm, ɛn di impak we i gɛt pan pɔsin, na di mɔ yu go ebul fɔ tek akshɔn we yu si sɔntin lɛk dis.

If yu na pɔsin we de kia fɔ ol pɔsin, yusɛf kin fil bad ɛn prɔblɛm dɛn sɔntɛnde. Nɔ ɛva shem fɔ aks fɔ ɛp. Yu kin aks fɔ ɛp frɔm yu famili, padi dɛn, ɔ ɔganayzeshɔn dɛn we de gi sɔpɔt savis. Ples dɛn de na Sri Lanka we de gi advays ɛn ɛp bɔt aw fɔ kia fɔ ol pipul dɛn.

Aw yu kin tɛl di bigman dɛn bɔt sɔntin lɛk dis?

Sri Lanka gɛt lɔ dɛn bak fɔ protɛkt ol pipul dɛn. Bɔt, as wi bin dɔn tɔk, bɔku tin dɛn we kin apin nɔ kin ripɔt. If yu tink se dɛn de du bad to pɔsin, yu kin ripɔt am to di polis steshɔn we de nia yu, di soshal savis ɔfisa na di Divishɔnal Sɛktriat, ɔ di Nashɔnal Ɛlda Sɛktriat .

If yu tink se pɔsin we yu sabi de pan denja wantɛm wantɛm (ivin yusɛf), kɔl 119 (polis) wantɛm wantɛm.

If di pɔsin we yu lɛk de sho sayn dɛn fɔ se dɛn de trit yu bad, duya tek akshɔn. Bɔt i sɔri fɔ no se, tin dɛn lɛk dis nɔ kin sɔlv dɛnsɛf. So na yu na di wan we nid fɔ tɔk fɔ da pɔsin de.

Fɔs, tray fɔ tɔk to di pɔsin we yu lɛk wit kol at ɛn no di ditil dɛn. Yu kin aks kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk, "Sɔmbɔdi de mɔna yu?" ɔ "Yu de fil pen?" Bɔt, i kin at fɔ lɛ pɔsin we dɛn de trit bad fɔ tɔk fri wan bɔt am wantɛm wantɛm. Dɛn kin shem, fred, ɔ fil gilti fɔ dat, ɛn dis kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ tɔk di tru.

If yu stil gɛt dawt afta yu dɔn tɔk, rili ripɔt am. Yu nɔ nid fɔ gɛt pruf fɔ pruv se dɛn de trit yu bad fɔ ripɔt am. Di dipatmɛnt dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit di prɔblɛm go chɛk di tin. Di infɔmeshɔn we yu gi go bi kɔnfidɛns.

Dɔktɔ kin chɛk pɔsin bak ɛn gayd am if pɔsin tink se i dɔn du bad to am.

If yu ɔ pɔsin we yu lɛk gɛt prɔblɛm we yu de kia fɔ ɔda pɔsin ɔ we yu de na say usay dɛn de kia fɔ dɛn fɔ lɔng tɛm, yu gɛt rayt fɔ tɔk. Sɔm say dɛn we dɛn kin kia fɔ pipul dɛn gɛt Ombudsman ɔ Ombudsman.Sɔntɛm spɛshal ɔfisa de we go ebul fɔ tinap fɔ yu ɛn ɛp yu. Yu kin kɔmplen bak bɔt di bad we aw dɛn de trit yu to di lokal ɛn nashɔnal ɔtoriti dɛn.

Wan smɔl not bɔt fɔ kɔl ɛlda abiuz "elderly abuse".

Sɔm pipul dɛn kin kɔl dis bak "elderly abuse." Bɔt wan we we fit ɛn we gɛt rɛspɛkt fɔ tɔk bɔt am na fɔ yuz wɔd dɛn lɛk "abuse of old adults," "abuse of old people," ɔ "abuse of a vulnerable adult."

Di rizin na dat di wɔd "ol" kin gɛt smɔl bad tin fɔ sɔm pipul dɛn. Nɔto ɔlman we dɔn pas 60 ia kin tink se dɛn "ol." So, fɔ yuz wɔd dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit di ej kin mek pɔsin vɛks. If yu nɔ shɔ us wɔd fɔ yuz, yu kin jɔs se "abuse." I nɔ mata di wɔd we dɛn yuz, if abiuz apin, i impɔtant fɔ ripɔt am wantɛm wantɛm.

Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os

So, wetin wi dɔn de tɔk bɔt na ɛlda abiuz, we na rili siriɔs tin. E kin gɛt bɔrku impak pan pɔrsin in bɔdi ɛn maynd wɛl bɔdi, ɛn bak pan in kwaliti fɔ liv.

Dis na tin wae kin apin to big pipul dɛm wae nɔr kin ebul fɔ tɔk to dɛnsɛf ɔr kin aks fɔ ɛp fɔ dɛnsɛf. So, wi ɔl gɛt di wok fɔ de wach bɔt dis.

If yu si sayn dɛn we de sho se dɛn de trit yu bad, ɔ if yu si pɔsin de trit ol pɔsin bad, duya nɔ sɛt mɔt. Mek shɔ se yu ripɔt am to yu lokal ɔtoriti dɛn, ɔ kɔl 119 (polis) ɔ 1990 (ambulans).

Na wi wok fɔ kia fɔ wi ɛlda dɛn we wi lɛk ɛn ɛp dɛn fɔ liv sef ɛn rɛspɛktful layf.

` Ɛlda abiuz, ɛlda abiuz, neglek, faynɛns ɛksplɔyshɔn, saykolojik abiuz, bɔdi abiuz, ɛlda protɛkshɔn