Seniors Canada On-line
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Canada's Trusted Information Source for Seniors, Caregivers, Families and Service Providers.
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A to Z Index
The A to Z Index presents a list of sites that relate to a specific subject. For example, if you were looking for anything to do with 'injuries' you would click on the letter 'I', then click on the subject 'injuries'. This would give you a list of all sites that have been assigned the subject 'injuries'.
"Neglect"
About Elder Abuse
This page offers answers to frequently asked questions about elder abuse.
Source : Nova Scotia Seniors' Secretariat
Abuse and Neglect of Adults with Disabilities and Seniors
This pamphlet published by the Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick defines the abuse and neglect of seniors or people with disabilities, it also provides information to answer some questions about abuse and neglect of seniors or people with disabilities. It may also help family, friends and caregivers of older adults or persons with disabilities.
Source : Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick
Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults
This overview paper provides an introduction to the abuse and neglect of older adults in Canada. It summarizes information about the types of abuse, detection and management of abuse, related legislation, and research and support services; as well, it includes a list of suggested resource materials.
Source : Public Health Agency of Canada
Contact Information :
- Toll-Free Number: 1-800-267-1291
- Office Number: (613) 957-2938
- Fax Number: (613) 941-8930
- Toll-Free TTY Number: 1-800-561-5643
- Office TTY Number: (613) 952-6396
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Postal Address :
The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
Address Locator: 1909D1
9th Floor, Jeanne Mance Building
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 1B4, CANADA
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Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults : A Discussion Paper
It has become increasingly clear that abuse and neglect of older adults has come to be recognized as a problem worthy of serious academic inquiry and coordinated social action on the part of all Canadians. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the important developments that have occurred in the field since the publication of the first discussion paper in 1989.
Source : Public Health Agency of Canada, National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
Contact Information :
- Toll-Free Telephone: 1-800-267-1291
- TTY Service: 1-800-561-5643
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Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults: Community Awareness and Response
This document has been written for concerned seniors, interested community members, and service providers who wish to address the abuse and neglect of older adults.
Source : Health Canada
Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults: Fact Sheet (PDF Format)
This fact sheet provides information on abuse and neglect of older adults living in the community. The information will be of greatest interest to professionals and community service providers who want to learn more about abuse and neglect of older adults.
Source : Public Health Agency of Canada, National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
Contact Information :
- Toll-Free Telephone: 1-800-267-1291
- TTY Service: 1-800-561-5643
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Adult Protection
Adult Protection provides services to seniors and adults with disabilities who are victims of abuse or neglect. Abuse can be physical, sexual or mental cruelty.
Source : Government of New Brunswick
Adult Protection Program
The Adult Protection Program provides assistance or protection intervention to vulnerable adults who are unable to protect themselves from abuse or neglect.
Source : Government of Prince Edward Island
Adult Victims of Abuse Protocols
The purpose of these protocols is to ensure that all efforts of the government of New Brunswick to protect those adult victims of abuse and neglect, are effective and sensitive to the needs of these adults.
Source : Government of New Brunswick. Department of Family and Community Services.
Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
This website provides information to raise awareness of key issues around abuse and neglect in later life and to assure older adults are treated as full citizens in Canadian society.
Source : Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.
Elder Abuse & Neglect
This document discusses the under-reported nature of elder abuse, the abuse of deaf and 'deaf-plus' older persons, the causes of and contributors to elder abuse, and programs to combat elder abuse.
Source : Ontario Human Rights Commission
Family Group Decision Making
When there is abuse or neglect in families, one means by which family members can decide what to do is known as "Family Group Decision Making." This approach allows plans to be made by the family, together with their relatives, friends and other close supports. Together, these planners make up the "family group." Their plans deal with the maltreatment of any family member, whether a child, young person or adult.
Source : Health Canada
Helping an Adult Get Support and Reporting Abuse or Neglect
What can you do if you think an adult is
abused, neglected or self-neglected and
they cannot get help on their own?
Source : Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia.
Looking Beyond the Hurt: A Service Provider's Guide to Elder Abuse (PDF Format)
The primary goal of this guide is to provide professional service providers with the
necessary tools to recognize the signs of elder abuse and to be able to decide whether further action is required.
Source : Seniors Resource Centre Association of Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
The Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to the prevention of elder abuse and neglect.
Source : Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
Contact Information :
- Telephone: 416-640-7784
- Fax: 416-750-3624
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E-Mail :
info@onpea.org
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Business Address :
Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
800 Bay Street, 7th Floor
Toronto, ON M5S 3A9
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Protecting Vulnerable Adults
This fact sheet gives information on what defines a 'vulnerable adult', and tells you what to do if you think an adult you know is vulnerable.
Source : Government of Nova Scotia
Resource and Training Kit for Service Providers: Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults
This resource and training kit is meant to assist service providers to better understand the issue of abuse and neglect of older adults, and the critical role they play with older adults.
Source : Health Canada
Self-Neglect by Older Adults
The purpose of this fact sheet is twofold: to help older adults, family members, friends and formal care providers to better understand self-neglect in later life and to suggest some steps for trying to prevent it.
Source : Health Canada
Stand By Me
This publication highlights what residents, staff, families and others feel should be done to ensure that abuse and neglect are stopped and prevented in long-term care settings.
Source : Health Canada. National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV)
When a Home is Not a Home
This publication summarizes primarily the perceptions of LTC residents from across Canada as to what they feel constitutes abuse and neglect. The purpose of this publication is to provide some understanding of the factors and dynamics that residents feel underlie abuse and neglect situations.
Source : Health Canada.
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