Resources: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

BC Association of CRNs Prepares for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - June 15

• SHINING A LIGHT ON WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY - 140Kb PDF
• Connections June 2010 - 100Kb PDF
• WEAAD 2010 Proclamation - 615Kb PDF

WEAAD Factsheets 2010
A series of eight factsheets for seniors, in English and French, prepared for the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors in Canada.

English factsheets:

1. Financial Planning [PDF 827K]
2. Income and Benefits from Government Programs [PDF 848K]
3. Managing and Protecting Their Assets [PDF 833K]
4. Planning for Possible Loss of Independence [PDF 836K]
5. Planning for Their Future Housing Needs [PDF 797K]
6. Having a Will and Making Funeral Plans [PDF 868K]
7. Financial Abuse [PDF 874K]
8. Frauds and Scams [PDF 904K]

Minister Ida Chong's WEAAD message - www.gov.bc.ca/seniors/

 

Previous Years:

• Click here for posters, logos and tool kits including fact sheets on senior abuse produced nationally
• Connections World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Edition - 50Kb PDF
• Second Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Press Release - 195Kb PDF

See What Happened - Fourth Annual WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY 2009 - in Canada and around the world.

• www.cnpea.ca/canada_plans_for_WEAAD.htm
• www.inpea.net/weaad/weaad2009paris.html
• Connections Newsletter - CRNs Take Action - 20Kb PDF
• Media Release: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - June 15, 2009 - Communities Take Action - 295Kb PDF

International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse Conference - June 16 and 17, 2008 in Ottawa
Download Conference Brochure - 555Kb PDF