Resources on elder abuse

Facts on the abuse of seniors:

• Facts on the abuse of seniors
• Facts on physical and sexual abuse of seniors
• Facts on psychological and emotional abuse of seniors
• Facts on financial abuse of seniors
• Facts on neglect of seniors

Publications and Research:

Brochures:

• Elder abuse: It's Time to Face the Reality
• Financial abuse of seniors: It's Time to Face the Reality
• Family violence initiative: elder abuse is wrong

Research:

• Defining and Measuring Elder Abuse and Neglect: Preparatory Work to Measure the Prevalence of Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults in Canada (PDF, 189 kB)
• Report of the National Seniors Council on Elder Abuse
• ARCHIVED - Research Report: Awareness and Perceptions of Canadians Toward Elder Abuse (PDF, 1,909 kB)
• ARCHIVED - Research Report: Follow-up and final awareness and perceptions of Elder Abuse Survey 2010 (DOC, 906 kB)

Partners:

• Elder abuse – RCMP’s commitment