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Seniors Resource Centre NL: Our Mandate. Guided by our core values, and in response to identified needs, the Seniors Resource Centre NL:. provides information and referral to support informed decision-making facilitates the development and implementation of programs
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Seniors Resource Centre NL: Our Mandate Guided by our core values, and in response to identified needs, the Seniors Resource Centre NL: • provides information and referral to support informed decision-making • facilitates the development and implementation of programs • works to influence policies affecting older adults
Seniors Resource Centre NL: Core Programs • Information Line (1-800-563-5599) • Provincial Peer Support Volunteers • Caregivers Out of Isolation • NL Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse • Friendly Visiting and Mall Walkers
It is estimated that somewhere between 4 and 10 percent of seniors in Canada experience some kind of abuse. If we apply that percentage to NL’s senior population, that means there may be over 9300 seniors in NL who are experiencing abuse. Elder Abuse: How many seniors are affected?
Elder Abuse: A Definition Can be an act (abuse) or a failure to act (neglect) that harms an older person.
2014: 89 calls 1990: no calls Information Line Elder Abuse Calls
This led to… • 1991-92 SRCNL Elder Abuse Committee • 1992-2006 Interagency Elder Abuse Committee • 2006-2011 Elder Abuse Committee of NL (EACNL)
Projects Under EACNL • Looking Beyond the Hurt (2004) • Strategic Plan to Address Elder Abuse in NL (2005) • Creating a Community Response to Elder Abuse (2008)
NL Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NLNPEA) Launched at “Prevention of Elder Abuse: A Shared Responsibility” symposium in October 2011
Awareness to Action project Project objectives: • Recruit • Train • Connect Funded by New Horizons for Seniors, Government of Canada