Ontario will join a number of jurisdictions in Canada and around the world to mark the first World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Thursday, June 15, 2006.

Ontario has long been at the forefront of the battle to end elder abuse, and was the first province in Canada to implement a provincial strategy to address this issue.

Through the Federal/Provincial/Territorial governments’ Working Group on Safety & Security for Seniors, promotional materials have been produced for use by all jurisdictions across Canada. The goal is to shed light on this issue and do what we can to allow seniors to live safely, with dignity and independence in their community.

Promotional materials include a poster, fact sheets, a folder, a magnet and a sticker. To view and download these materials, visit. In addition, if you are interested in producing these materials for your own community's local use this year or for other events and need the production files, please contact Charmaine Spencer by email at cspencer@shaw.ca or phone (604) 291-5047 to leave a message.

The Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse is encouraging jurisdictions to support this initiative and more information on activities and events across Canada is available by visiting www.cnpea.ca.

Promotional Products

Poster

English: PDF (270K) French: PDF (270K)

Magnet

English / French: PDF (1.9MB)

Sticker

English / French: PDF (1.9MB)

Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet 1 - June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (50KB) Fact Sheet 2 - What is Abuse of Older Adults? (75KB) Fact Sheet 3 - Types of Abuse and Neglect (130KB) Fact Sheet 4 - Abuse of Older Adults: Signs and Effects (70KB) Fact Sheet 5 - Why Does Abuse Happen in Later Life? (30KB) Fact Sheet 6 - Help is Available (170KB) Fact Sheet 7 - Help is Available (230KB)

Folder

English (600KB) French (600KB)