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Bereavement
This tool was created to assist grieving seniors and help safeguard them during a vulnerable time. This resources provides case scenarios of emotional and financial case that are accompanied with helpful tips to prevent elder abuse and neglect as well as actions to encourage empowerment and advocacy to promote senior’s rights.
Intervention Guidelines for Service Providers and Partners in Care
A series of ‘Training Guides’ on the forms of elder abuse have been designed to provide a standardized format for learning the facts about elder abuse. Each Guide includes sections on: Definitions, Risk Factors and Warning Signs, Interview Strategies, Safety Planning, Reporting and Legislation, Case Studies and Provincial Resources to support older adults. Each of these sections can be used separately, to teach about specific subject areas or used in its entirety, to suit a variety of training environments or challenges of time constraints. The Guide can be used by interdisciplinary sectors and allows for opportunities to engage in discussions through the training Guide.
This Guide offers case studies on neglect, reflecting real life stories, which are intended to illicit personal perceptions of the situations, encourage critical thinking regarding a response or intervention, and promote best practices, specific to the person’s role and position.
A series of ‘Training Guides’ on the forms of elder abuse have been designed to provide a standardized format for learning the facts about elder abuse. Each Guide includes sections on: Definitions, Risk Factors and Warning Signs, Interview Strategies, Safety Planning, Reporting and Legislation, Case Studies and Provincial Resources to support older adults. Each of these sections can be used separately, to teach about specific subject areas or used in its entirety, to suit a variety of training environments or challenges of time constraints. The Guide can be used by interdisciplinary sectors and allows for opportunities to engage in discussions through the training Guide.
This Guide offers case studies on Financial Abuse, reflecting real life stories, which are intended to illicit personal perceptions of the situations, encourage critical thinking regarding a response or intervention, and promote best practices, specific to the person’s role and position.
A series of ‘Training Guides’ on the forms of elder abuse have been designed to provide a standardized format for learning the facts about elder abuse. Each Guide includes sections on: Definitions, Risk Factors and Warning Signs, Interview Strategies, Safety Planning, Reporting and Legislation, Case Studies and Provincial Resources to support older adults. Each of these sections can be used separately, to teach about specific subject areas or used in its entirety, to suit a variety of training environments or challenges of time constraints. The Guide can be used by interdisciplinary sectors and allows for opportunities to engage in discussions through the training Guide.
This Guide offers case studies on Emotional Abuse, reflecting real life stories, which are intended to illicit personal perceptions of the situations, encourage critical thinking regarding a response or intervention, and promote best practices, specific to the person’s role and position.
A series of ‘Training Guides’ on the forms of elder abuse have been designed to provide a standardized format for learning the facts about elder abuse. Each Guide includes sections on: Definitions, Risk Factors and Warning Signs, Interview Strategies, Safety Planning, Reporting and Legislation, Case Studies and Provincial Resources to support older adults. Each of these sections can be used separately, to teach about specific subject areas or used in its entirety, to suit a variety of training environments or challenges of time constraints. The Guide can be used by interdisciplinary sectors and allows for opportunities to engage in discussions through the training Guide.
This Guide offers case studies on Physical Abuse, reflecting real life stories, which are intended to illicit personal perceptions of the situations, encourage critical thinking regarding a response or intervention, and promote best practices, specific to the person’s role and position.
A series of ‘Training Guides’ on the forms of elder abuse have been designed to provide a standardized format for learning the facts about elder abuse. Each Guide includes sections on: Definitions, Risk Factors and Warning Signs, Interview Strategies, Safety Planning, Reporting and Legislation, Case Studies and Provincial Resources to support older adults. Each of these sections can be used separately, to teach about specific subject areas or used in its entirety, to suit a variety of training environments or challenges of time constraints. The Guide can be used by interdisciplinary sectors and allows for opportunities to engage in discussions through the training Guide.
This Guide offers case studies on Sexual Abuse, reflecting real life stories, which are intended to illicit personal perceptions of the situations, encourage critical thinking regarding a response or intervention, and promote best practices, specific to the person’s role and position.
A series of ‘Training Guides’ on the forms of elder abuse have been designed to provide a standardized format for learning the facts about elder abuse. Each Guide includes sections on: Definitions, Risk Factors and Warning Signs, Interview Strategies, Safety Planning, Reporting and Legislation, Case Studies and Provincial Resources to support older adults. Each of these sections can be used separately, to teach about specific subject areas or used in its entirety, to suit a variety of training environments or challenges of time constraints. The Guide can be used by interdisciplinary sectors and allows for opportunities to engage in discussions through the training Guide.
This Guide offers case studies on Elder Abuse in 2SLGBTQ+ Communities, reflecting real life stories, which are intended to illicit personal perceptions of the situations, encourage critical thinking regarding a response or intervention, and promote best practices, specific to the person’s role and position.
This manual is an educational resource to assist service providers who work with Hispanic and emerging ethno-cultural communities in creating strategies to raise awareness of elder abuse in a culturally and language appropriate manner.
The manual consists of two parts, 1) Examines Hispanic culture in terms of elder abuse providing an overview of the culture, its values, family dynamics and common risks of elder abuse faced by the community 2) A “how to” guide outlining the steps and activities in developing a strategy to raise awareness and help prevent elder abuse in an emerging Hispanic communities.
The manual was developed in collaboration with 17 ethno-cultural community organizations in Ontario who contributed their knowledge, experience to develop this tool and other supporting resources including video scenarios.
Download in: English
Policy
The Prevention of Elder Abuse Policy and Program Lens is an analytical framework to assess policies, programs and practices (in place or proposed) from the perspective of preventing, detecting and responding to elder abuse.
The tool was developed through a partnership between the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility (Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat) and the Elder Health Coalition.
Tea & Talk Toolkit
Tea & Talk Toolkit is meant to inspire seniors groups, communities and supporting agencies, to hold informative workshops that engage older adults’ in starting conversations towards maintaining and creating healthy relationships. Starting the conversations about healthy relationships is the first step to enhancing the lives of older adults, increasing their support networks and helping prevent elder abuse and/or sexual/domestic violence.
The Toolkit comprised of (8) modules, provides information, tools and resources intended for an older adult audience. These topics include: Communications in Healthy Relationships, Increasing Self-Esteem, Dating, Age Discrimination, Caregiving, Protecting Finances, a Closer Look at Elder Abuse and Sexual Harm. This Guide assists Facilitators in guiding discussions with older adults on these topics.
This Toolkit was created in collaboration with the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre and EAPO and informed by social service providers in the Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough Regions. EAPO adapted the toolkit for province-wide use.
This module of the Toolkit provides older adults with tips to stay safe, have fun, and get the most from their relationships. It integrates tools to build safe and healthy relationships and provides a list of programs and services of where to turn for support, should a partnership begin to show signs of becoming of becoming an abusive relationship.
This module of the Toolkit provides participants an opportunity to gain a better understanding of what constitutes elder abuse, how to recognize the risk factors and signs of abuse, how to report it and how best to support an older adult experiencing or at-risk of abuse.
Self-esteem 
is one of the most important factors in maintaining good mental health. We must work to continue to value our contributions, lives and our bodies. This Module provides older adults with information and tips to increase or maintain good self-esteem and empowerment.
Seniors are often targets of fraud which can have a devastating effect on their financial security, quality of life and mental wellbeing. This module informs seniors of various frauds, scams, fraudulent behaviours and how to combat fraud, and prevent it from occurring in the future.
This module provides an overview of ageism, including its definition and examples. Through discussion questions and a quiz, the link between ageism and abuse are explored as well as the rights of older adults. There are tips on speaking out against ageism and resources for supports.
Communication is the first building block of any healthy relationship. As we age, our roles, responsibilities and health may change, all of which may become difficult issues to discuss with our families. This module provides effective ways of communicating, and grounding techniques to help improve communication in relationships to make sure older adult’s wishes are clearly made known and needs are met. The Toolklit includes tips on staying safe, assertiveness, and resources for support when older adults are not being heard.
It difficult to care for others and yourself. This module help individuals understand the challenges of caregiving, symptoms of stress related to caregiving, the types of support and resources available for caregivers, and how to develop self-care strategies to care for ourselves to continue to care for others.
Older adults, especially women, continue to be vulnerable to sexual harm. This module focuses on educating caregivers, as well as older adults on how to recognize the signs of sexual harm, and how to respond appropriately. The Toolkit defines what is sexual harm, its emotional impact on older women, duties to report sexual assault and harassment and what individuals can do to support others.
Sexual Abuse
Cette vidéo et ce guide d’animation font partie de la campagne provinciale Traçons-les-limites, qui vise à sensibiliser les personnes de l’entourage à la violence à caractère sexuel.
Présentation de la campagne Traçons-les-limites
La violence à caractère sexuel existe bel et bien en Ontario. Elle est présente dans toutes les villes et toutes les communautés de la province et elle a des effets sur notre vie, sur celle de notre entourage, comme nos amies et amis, notre famille ou nos collègues, et sur l’ensemble de la société. Elle doit donc être éliminée.
Pour mettre fin à la violence à caractère sexuel en Ontario, nous devons non seulement prendre des mesures pour soutenir les survivantes et tenir les agresseurs responsables de leurs actes, mais également faire de la prévention et de l’éducation publique. Ce type de violence est en effet souvent mal compris et soumis à de nombreux mythes. Le public en général n’a donc pas toujours une réelle compréhension de ce que sont les agressions à caractère sexuel et de leurs impacts, ce qui amène notre société à tolérer ces formes de violence.
Présentation des vidéos
Les vidéos et guides Traçons-les-limites ont été créés pour répondre à un besoin des intervenantes travaillant dans les services et centres d’aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel (CALACS).
Projet développé par Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes (AOcVF) avec la collaboration de différents partenaires: de Maltraitance des personnes âgées Ontario, du Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton/Niagara, du Centre Novas, CALACS francophone de Prescott-Russell, du Centre Passerelle pour femmes du Nord de l’Ontario
Download in: French
This toolkit was designed for agencies supporting older victims who are vulnerable, at-risk or experiencing abuse. Whether the individual is an older woman or man, the Safety Planning Toolkit provides important information about family and partner violence. It also provides suggestions and strategies to help protect older adults in situations of risk or danger on how to maintain their safety and security.
The Toolkit uses an approach to answer common questions many older adults ask such as, is my relationship unhealthy? What can I do? Who can help me?
The Safety Planning Toolkit was produced by EAPO in partnership with METRAC Action on Violence funded by The Law Foundation of Ontario.
The Guide is a comprehensive resource that incorporates age, gender and cultural contexts, to help build a shared understanding at the community level that further facilitates the co-ordination and implementation of programs and services.
The Guide acknowledges the great diversity of the communities of older women across Ontario. Members of local community coordinating committees that focus on the abuse of older adults or violence against women can use it to facilitate a more integrated regional approach that is responsive to the needs of their individual communities.
The Guide was developed in collaboration with Sheridan Elder Research Centre (SERC) and the Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat (OSS) in 2007.
Videos
French Videos
PMEAO a créé une vidéo pour encourager les particuliers, les organismes, les communautés et les gouvernements à travailler ensemble pour protéger et préserver nos droits humains. Bâtir une société dans laquelle les personnes de tous âges sont respectées et ont l’opportunité de contribuer au bien-être de la communauté, c’est un objectif qui mérite notre énergie.
Les particuliers, les organismes, les communautés et les gouvernements se doivent de travailler ensemble pour protéger et préserver nos droits humains. Le changement est possible. Ensemble, nous pouvons créer une société qui valorise et respecte ses citoyens à tous les âges, aujourd’hui et pour les générations à venir. C’est à vous de choisir. Dans quel type de communauté aimeriez-vous vieillir? Commençons dès aujourd’hui.
Durée: 1,46
Cette courte vidéo d’animation traite des attitudes et comportements âgistes envers les personnes âgées et de leur impact sur les personnes âgées. La vidéo encourage les gens à réfléchir à leur propre avenir et à la manière dont ils voudraient être traités avec dignité et respect pour leurs expériences de vie. Il permet aux personnes de tous âges de défendre les droits des personnes âgées et de repousser les messages anti-âge.
La production de la vidéo a été réalisée en collaboration avec le Réseau canadien pour la prévention de la maltraitance des personnes âgées (RCNPA) et le Centre de recherche et d’éducation sur la violence faite aux femmes et aux enfants (CREVWAC) et financée par le ministère de la Justice du Canada dans le cadre du Événements de l’EAPO pour la Semaine des victimes et survivants d’actes criminels (2021).
Durée : 1,27 minutes
Les « années d’or » promises ne sont peut-être pas aussi dorées pour de nombreuses personnes âgées. Il est douloureux de découvrir que plus vous vieillissez, les autres peuvent ne pas vous voir comme une personne à part entière.
PMAO a créé une vidéo pour informer les personnes âgées, les familles, les individus, les organisations et les communautés sur l’âgisme, la maltraitance des personnes âgées et son impact sur ces dernières. Quel que soit leur sexe, de nombreuses personnes âgées se sentent invisibles car l’âgisme est très répandu. Les mots et les comportements âgistes sont nuisibles et conduisent à la discrimination et à la maltraitance.
La vidéo souligne que dans chaque communauté, des organisations travaillent ensemble pour vous soutenir. Si vous avez besoin de soutien ou si vous souhaitez parler à quelqu’un, contactez PMAO pour obtenir une liste des services disponibles dans votre communauté.
La production de la vidéo a été réalisée en collaboration avec le Réseau canadien pour la prévention de la maltraitance des personnes âgées (RCNPA) et le Centre de recherche et d’éducation sur la violence faite aux femmes et aux enfants (CREVWAC) et financée par le ministère de la Justice du Canada dans le cadre du Événements de l’EAPO pour la Semaine des victimes et survivants d’actes criminels (2021).
Durée : 1,43
CNPEA is building a Pan-Canadian Strategy to increase the prevention of elder abuse. EAPO collaborated with CNPEA to develop a roadmap with multiple entry points, which allows each of us, at an individual, organizational, community, and government level to play a role in preventing elder abuse, now and for the generations to come. Change is possible. We all have a role to play. Are you ready?
La production de la vidéo a été réalisée en collaboration avec le Réseau canadien pour la prévention de la maltraitance des personnes âgées (RCNPA) et le Centre de recherche et d’éducation sur la violence faite aux femmes et aux enfants (CREVWAC) et financée par le ministère de la Justice du Canada dans le cadre du Événements de l’EAPO pour la Semaine des victimes et survivants d’actes criminels (2021).
View: Future Use Road Map
Video by: Kindea Labs
Durée : 1,37
English Videos
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario produced three Public Service Announcement (PSA) to increase awareness of elder abuse and inform the public on where to seek assistance in Ontario. These PSA’s have been aired on television and shared on the web and social media. (2019)
This PSA focuses on Financial Abuse of older adults.
Video: 0:35
Adult Injury Prevention and Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario produced an educational video on preventing financial abuse. An older woman has a discussion with banking personnel to review strategies and banking tips on safeguarding her finances. Issues of privacy and confidentiality are highlighted. (2015)
Video: 5:07
French Videos
Prévention des mauvais traitements envers les aînés Ontario a produit trois messages d’intérêt public (ASP), à la fois en anglais et en français, pour accroître la sensibilisation aux mauvais traitements envers les aînés et informer le public sur les endroits où demander de l’aide en Ontario. Ces messages d’intérêt public ont été diffusés à la télévision et partagés sur le Web et les médias sociaux. (2019)
Ce message d’intérêt public produit , se concentre sur l’abus financier des personnes âgées.
Vidéo: 0:35
Spanish Videos
EAPO in partnerships with 17 ethno-cultural community organization, developed video as part of a pilot project to raise awareness of elder abuse in the Hispanic community. A series of videos, posters, and guidelines were developed to assist other emerging ethno-cultural communities in developing their own culturally sensitive materials to raise awareness and prevent elder abuse. Produced in 2015. View Guidelines in Tools section of EAPO’s website.
This video scenario portrays an older Spanish woman experiencing financial abuse by her son. (2015)
Video: 5:58
English Videos
An elder abuse video scenario that highlights emotional, physical and financial abuse of an older adult living with adult daughter and granddaughter, who are experiencing stress at work and dealing with the demands of managing a family.
Video: 3:16
An educational elder abuse video scenario that highlights emotional and financial abuse by a grandson who stops in to visit his grandmother. Issues of ageism are portrayed. (2015)
Video: 4:36
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario produced three Public Service Announcement (PSA), to increase awareness of elder abuse and inform the public on where to seek assistance in Ontario. These PSA’s have been aired on television and shared on the web and social media. (2019)
This PSA focuses on Emotional Abuse of older adults.
Video: 0:35
The video scenario highlights issues for older adults to consider when thinking about moving in together with their family. A mother discusses with daughter and son-in-law, her expectations and the financial arrangements prior to moving into the home.
Tips are suggested for protecting older adult’s financial and emotional well-being before moving in.
Produced by Adult Injury Prevention and Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario. (2015)
Video: 2:37
An older woman who is recently widowed, moves in with her daughter for support, who than begins to take control of her mother’s decision making and shows ageist attitudes toward her. The mother stands up for her rights, but the daughter interferes with her ability to maintain her independence. (2015)
Video: 5:34
French Videos
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario produced three Public Service Announcement (PSA) to increase awareness of elder abuse and inform the public on where to seek assistance in Ontario. These PSA’s have been aired on television and shared on the web and social media. (2019)
This PSA focuses on Emotional Abuse of older adults.
Video: 0:35
Spanish Videos
EAPO in partnerships with 17 ethno-cultural community organization, developed video as part of a pilot project to raise awareness of elder abuse in the Hispanic community. A series of videos, posters, and guidelines were developed to assist other emerging ethno-cultural communities in developing their own culturally sensitive materials to raise awareness and prevent elder abuse.
View Guidelines in Tools section of EAPO’s website. (2015)
This video scenario highlights issues of emotional and spiritual abuse by a daughter.
Video: 9:21
EAPO in partnerships with 17 ethno-cultural community organization, developed video as part of a pilot project to raise awareness of elder abuse in the Hispanic community. A series of videos, posters, and guidelines were developed to assist other emerging ethno-cultural communities in developing their own culturally sensitive materials to raise awareness and prevent elder abuse. (2015)
View Guidelines in Tools section of EAPO’s website.
This video scenario portrays an older Hispanic woman who is experiencing emotional elder abuse by her son.
Video: 5:01
English Videos
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario’s public service announcement (PSA) on Physical Abuse produced in French.
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario produced three Public Service Announcement (PSA), both in English and French, to increase awareness of elder abuse and inform the public on where to seek assistance in Ontario. These PSA’s have been aired on television and shared on the web and social media. (2019)
This PSA focuses on Physical Abuse of older adults.
Video: 0:35
French Videos
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario’s public service announcement (PSA) on Physical Abuse produced in French.
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario produced three Public Service Announcement (PSA), both in English and French, to increase awareness of elder abuse and inform the public on where to seek assistance in Ontario. These PSA’s have been aired on television and shared on the web and social media. (2019)
This PSA produced in French, focuses on Physical Abuse of older adults.
Video: 0:35
French Videos
Agression à caractère sexuel chez les femmes âgées. Avec Guide d’animation pour la vidéo Écouter son histoire: Agression à caractère sexuel chez les femmes aînées