Strategic Priorities
Addressing the abuse of older adults, or elder abuse is a major strategic priority for the NWT Network to Prevent the Abuse of Older Adults. The initial research by the NWT Seniors’ Society in 2010 as part of the Making Connections: Building Networks to Prevent the Abuse of Older Adults, clearly showed that abuse of older adults continues to be a major issue in communities throughout the NWT. This was identified in the above-mentioned report.
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Indigenous Knowledge
- Victimization of Aboriginal people in Canada (2014)
- Elder Safety Guide http://hswc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Elder-Safety-Resource-Guide-02-05-3.pdf
- Aboriginal Domestic Violence in Canada. Aboriginal Healing Foundation (2003)
- Aboriginal Elder Abuse in Canada. Dumont-Smith, Claudette. Aboriginal Healing Foundation (2002)
- Social Isolation among Indigenous elders https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/seniors/forum/social-isolation-indigenous.html
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Other reports
- Aging With Confidence: Ontario’s Action Plan for Seniors (2017)
- Family Violence in Canada https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210302/dq210302d-eng.htm
- World Report on Ageing and Health World Health Organization (2015)
- National Survey on the Mistreatment of Older Canadians
- National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (2015) https://www.nicenet.ca/
- Report on the Social Isolation of Seniors The National Seniors’ Council (2014)
- How to recognize and report signs of abuse (mcmasteroptimalaging.org)
- Elder abuse in rural and remote communities (mcmasteroptimalaging.org)
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Local reports
- Networking to Prevent Older Adult Abuse: A Comparative Research Study prepared by Lutra Associates Ltd. (2015)
- “Walking Together” NWT Network to Prevent Abuse of Older Adults Conference Report prepared by Lutra Associates Ltd. (2015)