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Resources we recommend
- Elder Abuse Fact Sheets
- Information for older adults experiencing abuse
- Written Resources on the Abuse of Older People
- Breaking the Silence (archive)
Elder Abuse Fact Sheets
Released by the Government of Canada
FACT SHEETS on various types of Elder Abuse:
For more information on elder abuse go to Seniors Canada website
Released by the Government of Ontario
What you need to know about Elder Abuse (flyer). Includes:
Brief summary of Ontario's Strategy to combat Elder Abuse; Victim Support
Line; Signs and Symptoms of Elder Abuse
English or French (PDF
file, Acrobat Reader required. Get Acrobat Reader
)
What is Elder Abuse. Includes: Definition of abuse; Types of Abuse; Signs and Symptoms of Elder Abuse; What to do if somebody is abused; Who are the victims; Who are the abusers; Provincial Contact List; Other resources. English or French
Ontario's Strategy to Combat Elder Abuse. English or French
Safety Planning for Older Persons. Includes: Steps to becoming safer; Planning Checklist; Available Supports. English or French
Candlelight Vigil. Includes: What is Candlelight Vigil; How to host a Candlelight Vigil; Planning Checklist. English
Resources and information for older adults experiencing abuse
Family Service Toronto:
Best practices manual on elder abuse, based on the work of
our Elder Abuse Consultation Team: Breaking
the Silence: Best Practices for Responding to the Abuse of Older
Adults.
Missing voices: views of older persons on elder abuse
A study from eight countries: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, India,
Kenya, Lebanon and Sweden. Family Service Toronto participated in the development
of this report:
http://www.who.int/ageing/projects/elder_abuse/missing_voices/en/
Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
2 Carlton Street, Suite 701
Toronto, Ontario
Tel: 416-598-2656
Website: www.advocacycentreelderly.org
The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly is a legal clinic for those 60
years of age and over. They provide representation in cases involving
issues of particular importance to
seniors such as long term care, elder abuse, pensions, income maintenance,
mental competency and more.
The
National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
www.hc-c.gc.ca/hppb/familyviolence./age_e.html
Seniors Safety Line: 1 866 299 1011
This hotline is a free, confidential resource for seniors suffering abuse, including physical, mental, sexual, neglect, and financial which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Assaulted Women’s
Help line
www.awhl.org
Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
The Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
234 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 500
Toronto, ON, M4P 1K5
Tel: 416-916-6728
Fax: 416-916-6742
Website: www.onpea.org
E-mail: info@onpea.org
The Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse works to educate
about and prevent elder abuse.
The Self Help Resource Centre
40 Orchard View Boulevard
Toronto, Ontario
Tel: 416-487-4355 or toll free 1-888-283-8806
Website: www.selfhelp.on.ca
The Self Help Resource Centre provides telephone referrals to a variety
of self help groups throughout the city.
Written Resources on the Abuse of Older People
Breaking the Silence (archive)
An
Ad Hoc Newsletter of Family Service Toronto’s
Elder Abuse Consultation Team
- Breaking the Silence - June 2007 issue (PDF)
- Breaking the
Silence - January 2006 issue (PDF)
- Breaking the silence - March 2003 (PDF)
- Breaking the silence - November 2002 (PDF)
Best Practice Manual
Targeted to individuals working with older persons in a variety of
sectors including community services, health care, mental health
and addictions, the judicial system and others, this manual uses
an approach grounded in an analysis of power and control. Examples
of areas covered include:
Download an order form at http://www.familyservicetoronto.org/programs/seniors/manual.html
Older Women Abuse
I Want to Be Free - Older Women’s Right to Live Independently with Dignity - on-line article produced by Springtide Resources in partnership with Family Service Toronto and the BC/Yukon Society of Transition Houses on the abuse of older women. It was designed to raise questions about what is revealed and what is concealed by different understandings of the issue and to examine ways of addressing the problem of abuse of older women. PDF of this article is available at the bottom of the page.
For copies of any the following papers contact Lisa Manuel at lisama@familyservicetoronto.org
Manuel, Lisa K.C. “On the horns of a dilemma: Older abused women at the intersection of two systems”. Paper presented at the Ontario Elder Abuse Conference. Toronto, Ontario. February 26, 2007.
Manuel, Lisa K.C. “Who is abusing whom?” Paper presented at the Ontario Elder Abuse Conference, Toronto, Ontario. February 28, 2006.
Manuel, Lisa K.C. “Does caregiving lead to abuse?” Education Wife Assault Newletter., Volume 13, Issue I, Spring 2004.
Manuel, Lisa K.C, Brenda Anderson, Jane Zhang, Lynne Gallagher, Clarice Ondrack, Agnes Mandamin. “Breaking the Silence: A holistic approach to working with older adults who are abused”. Ontario Elder Abuse Conference, Toronto, Ontario, March 2, 2004.
Manuel, Lisa K.C. “She can’t be capable: The medicalization of abuse in later life”. Canadian Association on Gerontology, Toronto, Ontario, November 2, 2003.
