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Webinar Sexual Assault of Older Adults Building Bridges Between Health and Justice
Organization: Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
Published: 2018
Format: Video
Type(s): Advocacy
Audience(s): Advocates, Service Providers
Topic(s): Intimate Partner Sexual Violence, Older Women, Sexual Violence
Language(s): English

Linda Reimer (RN, BScN, SANE-A) and Raeann Rideout (Elder Abuse Ontario) discuss the importance of connecting the sectors of health and justice when responding to the sexual assault of older adults.

After a brief overview of the available data regarding the prevalence of this issue in Canada, and explaining why a collaboration between both sectors is crucial, the presenters will: 

- focus on the health care perspective and the role of Forensic Nurses in responding to situations of sexual assault of older adults and

- provide practical tools and resources for healthcare providers and senior service providers.

Activism and Advocacy for Bringing about Change for Abused Older Women (video)
Organization: Elder Abuse Ontario
Published: 2018
Format: Video
Type(s): Advocacy
Audience(s): Advocates, Service Providers
Topic(s): Domestic Violence / IPV, Intimate Partner Sexual Violence, Older Women, Public Education
Language(s): English

Four Learning Objectives:

  1. Become familiarized with the issues facing older women, and the values and activities of the Older Women's Network in Australia.
  2. Enhance understanding of how to conduct participatory and collborative research with and for older women who are victims of abuse.
  3. Identify how activism and research can be used to develop strategies for structural change on the issue of violence against older women.
  4. Recognize the need for networking and collaborating across sectors, and with older women, to create sustainable services and equitable policy. 

 

Competing Frameworks for Elder Abuse and Violence Against Women (video)
Organization: Elder Abuse Ontario
Published: 2018
Format: Video
Type(s): Information and Fact Sheets
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Service Providers
Topic(s): Domestic Violence / IPV, Intimate Partner Sexual Violence, Older Women, Physical Violence, Public Education, Sexual Violence
Language(s): English

Competing Frameworks for Elder Abuse and Violence Against Women 

  • Intimate Partner Violence
  • Active Ageing
  • Vulnerable Older Adult

 

VIDEO: Aging Without Violence: Intersectionality issues with older women
Organization: OAITH - Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses
Published: 2018
Format: Video
Type(s): Advocacy
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Service Providers
Topic(s): Domestic Violence / IPV, Emotional Control, Financial Control, Immigrant, Refugee, and Non-status Women, Older Women, Physical Violence, Racialized Women, Sexual Violence, Women with Disabilities
Language(s): English

Aging Without Violence: Intersectionality issues with older women

A number of professionals discuss different issues related to violence against older and aging women and the different interesectional issues that affect their lives.

This video is approximately 5 minutes long.

The Links Between Animal Abuse and Family Violence, as Reported by Women Entering Shelters in Calgary Communities
Organization: McIntosh, Sue C
Published: 2004
Format: Document
Type(s): Report
Audience(s): Advocates, Educators, Researchers, Service Providers
Topic(s): Sheltering Animals and Pets
Language(s): English

Links between animal abuse and family violence were investigated regarding women and children entering two Calgary women’s shelters. The incidence and impact of animal abuse perpetrated by the perpetrator and/ or the victims of family violence, including children, is explored. Results confirm prior research (Ascione, 2000) indicating that animal abuse and other forms of family violence frequently co-exist and that many women delay seeking safety due to concerns for their pets. Further, results indicate that children who witness animal abuse are likely to be impacted and may become abusive, towards animals and people, themselves. 

The Importance of Recognizing the Murder of Women as a Hate Crime
Organization: Zoe Holman
Published: 2017
Format: Document
Type(s): Information and Fact Sheets
Audience(s): Advocates, Policymakers
Topic(s): Criminal Law
Language(s): English

A leading cause of premature death for women around the world is men, but there is hesitation to acknowledge this fact. Meet the women fighting to get femicide victims the attention they deserve.

The Gap in the Gender Gap: Violence Against Women in Canada
Organization: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
Published: 2013
Format: Document
Type(s): Report
Audience(s): Policymakers, Researchers
Topic(s): Gender-Based Violence, Strategies and Action Plans
Language(s): English

This study finds that progress on ending violence against women in Canada is stalled by the absence of a coherent national policy and consistent information about the levels of that violence. The study estimates the combined cost of adult sexual assault and intimate partner violence in Canada, and also makes several recommendations on how to improve the situation.

This study finds that progress on ending violence against women in Canada is stalled by the absence of a coherent national policy and consistent information about the levels of that violence. The study estimates the combined cost of adult sexual assault and intimate partner violence in Canada, and also makes several recommendations on how to improve the situation. - See more at: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/gap-gender-gap#sthash.akwelJVP.dpuf

This study finds that progress on ending violence against women in Canada is stalled by the absence of a coherent national policy and consistent information about the levels of that violence. The study estimates the combined cost of adult sexual assault and intimate partner violence in Canada, and also makes several recommendations on how to improve the situation. - See more at: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/gap-gender-gap#sthash.akwelJVP.dpuf

Response to the Approaches to Reform: Discussion Paper 2. Commission on the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario. March 2013
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