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- Published: 26 March 2025
Gender-Based Violence
Among Older Adult Female Caregivers
A team at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health is seeking assistance in identifying potential public participants for a research project.
This project aims to develop an evidence-based needs assessment tool, which will be used to measure and assess the needs and factors that influence gender-based violence reporting and help-seeking among older adult female informal caregivers in Canada.
The final tool will be developed based on existing literature and pilot-testing a preliminary needs assessment survey, incorporating insights from older women with lived experience of informal caregiving. The team has developed the preliminary needs assessment survey and would like your assistance with recruiting participants to complete the short survey. The survey will be self-administered online and following completion of the survey, participants will be offered the option of participating in a follow-up interview over Zoom.
Seeking individuals with any of the lived experiences listed below:
- women aged 55 years or older currently providing informal care to someone or individuals who have observed an older woman doing so
- women aged 55 years or older with a previous experience of providing informal care to someone or individuals who have observed older women doing so
The team hopes to include a range of diverse voices representing various cultures as well as different geographic locations including urban, rural and remote.
Please share the attached flyer with any clients or contacts whom you believe may be interested in participating in this project. Download the flyer in PDF format here
Why participate?
Your input will be used to help improve care andsupport services for caregivers across Canada.
Contact:
If you would like more information about this project or have any questions, please reach out to:
Grace Hu at
