Watch the recording here
Additional Resources
Seniors’ Safety Program – Nova Scotia: www.digby.ca/seniors-safety-program.html
Moira Welsh – Journalist and author of The Astonishing Lives of Older Women
- The Astonishing Lives of Older Women combines immersive reporting with unforgettable real-life stories to reveal what growing older actually looks like for a massive, and rapidly expanding, demographic of women.
- Happily Ever Older: Revolutionary Approaches to Long-Term Care https://ecwpress.com/products/happily-ever-older
Restorative Justice
- Ageing Well Directory: www.waterloo.ca/senior-services/find-guides-and-directories-for-seniors/
- A Circle Approach to Healing the Harm of Financial Exploitation (Feb.16, 2022)
The Waterloo Restorative Justice Elder Abuse Project, developed over two decades ago, remains one of the few programs of its kind serving older adults. Session includes a preview of a video depicting how the Waterloo program uses a peacemaking circle to reduce the harm to family relationships following financial elder abuse. The video’s producer and circle co-facilitators discuss the benefits and challenges of applying restorative justice to elder abuse, potential applications and settings in which it can be used, and steps for implementing programs. - A Conversation on Applying Restorative Justice to Elder Abuse
This California Elder Justice Coalition (CEJC) Webinar (April 28, 2021) features Arlene Groh, Retired consultant, Healing Approaches to Elder Abuse Waterloo (Ontario, former coordinator of the Community Care Access Centre’s Restorative Justice Approach to Elder Abuse Project, and Jacqueline Gray, Director, National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative (NIEJI). www.elderjusticecal.org/restorative-approaches-to-elder-abuse.html
Research
- Nerenberg, L. (2021). In elder abuse cases: Restorative justice holds the promise of honoring relationships. Dispute Resolution Magazine, 27(2). American Bar Association. (2021).
- Brown, M.T. & McNeal, M.H. (2020) Addressing elder abuse: Service provider perspectives on the potential of restorative processes, Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 32(4,) 357-376, DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2020.1814179
- Păroşanu, A. & Marshall, C. (2020). Kōrero Tahi: A pilot project on using restorative approaches for addressing harms experienced by older persons. An implementation and evaluation report.
- Burnes, D. Connolly, M.T., Salvo, E., Kimball, P.F., Rogers, G., & Lewis, S. (2022). Rise: A conceptual model of integrated and restorative elder abuse intervention.
Organizations/Resource Centers
- National Association of Community and Restorative Justice
- Impact Justice
- Center for Court Innovation
- Elder Mediation International Network
- Peacebuilders Canada
- National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative (NIEJI)
Age Friendly Community and Rights of Older Adults
- International Longevity Centre Canada www.ilccanada.org/
- Ontario Age-Friendly Communities (AFC) Outreach Program https://csah.ca/age-friendly-communities-ontario/
- Ontario Age-Friendly Community Planning Guide www.ontario.ca/page/creating-more-inclusive-ontario-age-friendly-community-planning-guide-municipalities-and-community
- WHO Creating age-friendly cities and communities www.who.int/activities/creating-age-friendly-cities-and-communities
- WHO National programmes for age-friendly cities and communities, provides a framework for how such programmes can be established and sustained in every country to accelerate the creation of age-friendly environments: better places to grow, live, work, play, and age. www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240068698
UN Convention on the rights of older people is crucial if we want to ensure that as we grow older, our rights and well-being are protected and respected.
- Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP) https://rightsofolderpeople.org/
- Canadian Coalition Against Ageism (CCAA) is a nation-wide social change movement to end ageism against older people while protecting and strengthening their human rights. https://ccaageism.ca/
- Ageism Awareness Module offers people across Canada and beyond a foundational introduction to what ageism is, why it matters, how it affects us all, and how to address it. https://ccaageism.ca/ageism-module/
- The Ageism Toolkit is a complementary resource that brings together a diverse set of tools and activities to deepen understanding of ageism, explore its impacts, and promote concrete actions to challenge it across multiple sectors of society. https://ccaageism.ca/ageism-toolkit/#Tools
WHEN
Wednesday, June 10
From 10 AM to 11:30 AM Pacific / 1PM to 2:30 PM Eastern
ABOUT
June 2026 will mark the 20th anniversary of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), a milestone moment to reflect on how far we’ve come, and where we need to go next.
This year’s theme, “Be Bold, Age With Attitude,” celebrates the individuals and communities who are challenging ageism, advancing rights, and reshaping what it means to grow older in Canada and beyond.
Through a dynamic panel discussion, we will spotlight movers, shakers, and advocates working at the local, pan-Canadian, and international levels to improve the lives of older people, whether through elder abuse prevention, innovative programmes, social inclusion, or systems change.
Framed around "Then, Now, and Next", the conversation will honour the legacy of early leaders like Dr. Elizabeth Podnieks, reflect on the progress of the past two decades, and explore the bold ideas and actions needed for the future.Join us as we celebrate 20 years of impact and look ahead to what’s possible when we continue to lead, collaborate, and act with purpose.
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