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SUMMARY:World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)
DESCRIPTION:World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is June 15th\, 2024. \n1 senior mistreated is 1 too many. \nUnfortunately\, when it comes to showing just how urgent a problem elder abuse is\, the numbers don’t lie: \n\n1 in 2 people are prejudiced against older people (Global Report on Ageism\, World Health Organization)\nIn Canada\, a 2015 study estimated that 7.5% of Canadians 55 and older experienced abuse (Into the Light National Survey on the Mistreatment of Older Canadians\, National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly\, 2015)\nWomen aged 55-64 years comprised the largest proportion of victims of femicide (19%) (Call it Femicide Report\, Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability\, 2020)\nIn Ontario\, there was a 250% increase in calls to the Seniors Safety Line in 2020 (Assaulted Women’s Help Line\, 2021)\n\n  \nLooking for more information on how you can get involved or plan a WEAAD activity for your Community Response Network?  View our Information and Resource page for CRNs.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/weaad2024
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