Elder Abuse Awareness & Prevention Seminar

PLEASE NOTE: To attend this online event, please RSVP on our Google Forms and we'll send you the Zoom link a few days before the event. 

Elder abuse is a growing concern among Ottawa's older adult community, and the situation has only worsened in recent years due to a loss of provincial funding for resources to address this crisis. Elder abuse can take many forms - physical, psychological, financial, neglect - and the sources and causes of elder abuse are wide and varied. 

Our office is pleased to be hosting an online Elder Abuse Awareness & Prevention Seminar on Monday, March 24th, from 1:00pm - 3:00pm. This will be a free online event open to the entire community, but several local community associations in Ward 9 will be hosting live viewing stations at their community centres for those who wish to participate "in person". Here is a list of the community associations who will be hosting live viewing events: 

• Trend Arlington Community Association / Trend Arlington Community Centre / 50 Bellman Drive
• Manordale-Woodvale Community Association / Margaret Rywak Community Centre / 68 Knoxdale Road 
• Tanglewood-Hillsdale Community Association / Tanglewood-Hillsdale Community Centre / 30 Woodfield Drive

PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT: 

We've assembled an exciting and informative program for this important event:  

• Our event co-hosts are:
  • Bonnie Schroeder, the Director of Age-Friendly Ottawa at the Council on Aging of Ottawa, will moderate our two Q&A sessions
  • Brad Spooner, Program Manager at the Nepean Rideau Osgoode Community Resource Centre, will speak about gaps in our local system for addressing elder abuse
• Our special guest and keynote speaker is Sabby Duthie, the co-author of Elder Abuse: You Have a Role to Play
• We've also got several short, informative presentations from the following organization: 
  • Connected Canadians - Connecting Older Adults with Technology Training
  • Ontario Caregiver Association - Caregiver Burnout & Mitigating Elder Abuse
  • Ottawa Police Service's Elder Abuse Unit - Key Safety Issues Facing Seniors 
  • Elder Abuse and Prevention Ontario - Strategies for Preventing Elder Abuse
  • Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre - The Vulnerabilities of Fraud for Seniors

The event will also include opportunities for guests and residents to ask questions to our various subject matter experts. 

Those who wish to attend this online event can RSVP here, and we will send you a link for this online Zoom meeting in the week before the event.