Advocacy

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Advocating for the Rights of Older Persons

Report on Violence, Abuse and Neglect of Older Persons

International Longevity Centre Canada, Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and Elder Abuse Ontario have released the Report on Violence, Abuse and Neglect of Older Persons. Input into the Report of the UN Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights By Older Persons To the 54th Session of the Human Rights Council.

Download the Report in: English

Canadian Coalition Against Ageism (CCAA)

The Canadian Coalition Against Ageism (CCAA) is a nation-wide social change movement to combat ageism against older people while protecting and strengthening their human rights.

Read the Vision, Strategies and CCAA Governing Principles here: EN | FR

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Public Statement: More Beds, Better Care Act 2022 (Bill 7)

The Board of Directors of Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario (EAPO), in accordance with our mission to create an Ontario free of abuse for all seniors, expresses its grave concern that the More Beds, Better Care Act, as currently framed, creates increased risk for abuse and neglect of vulnerable older adults.

Download Statement: English

COVID-19 pandemic proves fertile territory for burgeoning elder abuse

Toronto Star, April 28th, 2020

Elder abuse, a silent scourge in normal times, has jumped dramatically under the shadow of the coronavirus. Marta Hajek is executive director of Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario, which operates the Seniors Safety Line and publishes a resource sheet “tool kit’’ on its website. The safety line has fielded an unprecedented number of desperation entreaties in recent weeks, such that its operators can’t even deal with all the calls. Where there were maybe 800 calls in a “normal” month, there are now that many within a few days.