Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse

Welcome to the Hub

The content of this site is curated for and provided by elder abuse stakeholders from across Canada. We offer
A national platform for knowledge dissemination
A way to connect and collaborate with your peers and with experts
An overview of available resources, research and promising projects
A source of information for concerned individuals

We connect people and organizations, foster the exchange of reliable information, and advance program and policy development.

Missed our last webinar? Good thing we recorded it! Find it under 'CNPEA webinars'

Project: Increasing Access to Justice for Older Victims of Sexual Assault (2017-2020)

We just published two new resources: discover our first literature review and the first of our Research Snapshots today!
Check out all our available resources here

New resources & publications

Senior Bullying - What is happening in Ontario? (Prevalence Study)
Count Me In! Workshop manual - Promoting Seniors' Mental Health and Community Participation
Norma’s Project - A Research Study into the Sexual Assault of Older Women in Australia
Situation Critical Planning, Access, Levels of Care and Violence in Ontario’s Long-Term Care, a report by the Ontario Health Coalition

Next BCCRN Provincial Learning Event

February 19, 2019
Tackling Ageism Through ‘Slow Tours and Fast Connections’
with April Struthers (BC CRN; Wit Works Ltd.)
Click here to register

New Blog Posts:

CNPEA at the Round Table on a National Seniors Strategy
Portraying later life as it is – A photo-story project that aims to conquer ageism
Contextualizing Interdisciplinarity as Disposition in Abuse Research
Spot The Signs: New Edmonton Police Service Elder Abuse Video

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Latest From the Blog

Alzheimer Society Launches the Canadian Charter of Rights for People with Dementia
"Canadians living with dementia are entitled to the same human rights as every other Canadian, as outlined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. However, stigma and discrimination are huge...
CNPEA at the Round Table on a National Seniors Strategy
By Denise Lemire On November 27, 2018, Denise Lemire, a member of CNPEA's board of directors, participated in a round table organized by Rachel Blaney, NDP MP in Ottawa. No less than 25 stakeholders...
Portraying later life as it is – A photo-story project that aims to conquer ageism
By the Seniors of Canada Team When it comes to later life, in mainstream media, we find that you typically see two themes: the Viagra/Freedom 55-type photos — affluent, attractive retirees dancing or...
Putting Humpty Together Again: Contextualizing Interdisciplinarity as Disposition in Abuse Research
By Stephany Peterson Putting Humpty Together Again: Contextualizing interdisciplinarity as disposition in abuse researchMusings from the MMFC Conference, UNB, Fall 2018 Excerpts from the essay,...