Webinars

Throughout 2024, Hourglass is hosting free webinars each month in collaboration with our partners, each one focusing on a different area around the abuse of older people.

We’re sharing our specialist knowledge, provoking insightful discussion and asking our panellists to offer their viewpoints on how we can prevent and stop the abuse of older people and work towards safer ageing.

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The Economic Abuse of Older People: Coerced Debt and LPAs

Thursday 27th March from 10am

For older victims and victim-survivors, economic abuse is the most prevalent form of abuse reported to Hourglass, totalling 30% of all cases over the last three years. Over the last three years, economic abuse cases received by the Hourglass 24/7 helpline showed financial losses by older victim-survivors across the UK totalling over 53 million pounds.

The economic abuse of older people is a significant issue, with the misuse of Powers of Attorney (POA) and coerced debt being common and incredibly damaging forms often seen committed against older people.

In this webinar, we'll be speaking to leading figures from the charity sector, financial sector and more on the nature and prevalance of economic abuse, how we can prevent economic abuse and what legislative changes are needed to protect older people.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Thursday 12th June from 10am

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day takes place every year on the 15th June and we're marking the occasion with a special webinar which will explore the issues and movements around the abuse of older people in 2025.

Catch up on our previous webinars

Over 20 hours of webinars are available to watch for free on our Knowledge Bank. Covering topics such as predatory marriage, financial abuse and the importance of IDVAs, our roundtable discussions offer unique viewpoints and specialist knowledge.