THE ELDERLY IN TEFÉ AND THE DIFFERENT CONTEXTS OF VIOLENCE: WHICH PATHS TO FOLLOW?

Abstract

Violence against the elderly is a reality present in the family, private, public and social environment. This requiring public managers to create effective public policies that aim to protect the country's elderly population. In this sense, the objective of this article is to discuss the role of the State in the formulation of public policies to face the violence suffered by the elderly, in order to generate a reflection on this theme. This research is  bibliographic research carried out in articles and books, associated with field research in a quantitative and qualitative approach, carried out with public agencies in the Municipality of Tefé (AM): Police Station Specialized in Elderly Care, Municipal Assistance Secretariat Social and the Municipal Council for the Elderly. The conclusion points out that public policies to combat violence against the elderly must be based on three levels of prevention: primary, in the sense of preventing violence from happening; secondary, based on actions with families, detecting the presence of risk factors for the elderly, and, finally, the tertiary level, with policies that aim to reduce the consequences caused by episodes of violence.