Patient & Caregiver Resources - Elder Abuse

Elder abuse is harm done to an older person that is violent or abusive. It is often a crime. Someone who commits elder abuse usually has control or influence over the older person. Victims often know and trust their abuser. Some victims of elder abuse depend on the people who hurt them, sometimes for food, shelter, personal care, companionship, or transportation.*

• Information Sheets / Guides
• Advocacy Organizations
• Support Groups
• Other Links

Information Sheets / Guides

• Elder Abuse - Click here
  Source: Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario
• Elder Abuse: The Hidden Crime - Click here
  Source: Community Legal Education Ontario
• Forms of Elder Abuse - Click here
  Source: Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
• Preventing Elder Abuse & Neglect - Click here
  Source: Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
• Recognizing Older Adult Abuse - Click here
  Source: Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
• Safety Planning for Older Persons - Click here
  Source: Government of Ontario
• What every older Canadian should know about Financial Abuse - Click here
  Source: Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum
• What is Elder Abuse? - Click here
  Source: Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
• What You Need to Know About Elder Abuse - Click here
  Source: Government of Ontario

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Advocacy Organizations

• Advocacy Centre for the Elderly - Click here
• Community Legal Education Ontario - Click here
• Frontenac-Kingston Council on Aging - Click here
• Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse - Click here
• South East Ontario Regional Elder Abuse Prevention Planning Network - Click here

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Support Groups

• Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse - Listings of Ontario Regional Resource Consultants - Click here
• South East Community Care Access Centre - Community Care Info Elder Abuse Listings - Click here

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Other Links

• Canadian-Lawyers.ca - Elder Abuse - Legal Options in Ontario - Click here
• Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse - Canadian Laws on Abuse and Neglect - Click here
• Law Commission of Ontario - A Draft Framework for an Anti-Ageist Approach to the Law - June 2011 - Click here
• World Health Organization - Elder Abuse - Click here 

*Source: Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and Community Legal Education Ontario

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