Find links to related research, programs, and initiatives here.
Research Reports/Information
- Dementia in Canada: A National Strategy for Dementia-friendly Communities, Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (2016)
- Ageing and the city: making urban spaces work for older people, HelpAge International (2016)
- World Report on Ageing and Health, World Health Organization (2015)
- Influences on Quality of Life of the Older Adult in the Northwest Territories: Full Report and Executive Summary – Dr. Pertice Moffitt and Brianne Timpson, Aurora Research Institute (2015)
- NWT Breast Health and Breast Cancer Action Group – Journeys Project (2014)
- Canada’s most vulnerable: Improving health care for First Nations, Inuit, and Metis seniors Report. Health Council of Canada (2013).
- A Profile of NWT Seniors: GNWT Health and Social Services (2003)
- What every older Canadian adult should know about: Powers of Attorney and Joint Bank Accounts. The brochure identifies some of the risks, benefits and possible unintended consequences of granting someone a Power of Attorney or opening a joint bank account.
- Old and dangerous: Senior violence is getting worse: Maclean’s Magazine (2014)
Related Organizations & Information
NWT
- Status of Women NWT (See their resource library for older adult abuse resources, including: “A House Divided” and “A Lifetime of Caring” videos.)
- Coalition Against Family Violence NWT
- Native Women’s Association of the NWT
- Victim Services NWT
- NWT Health and Social Services
- NWT Disabilities Council
- Choose NWT
- Yellowknife Association for Community Living
- Yellowknife Seniors’ Society
- A Senior Moment: A series of stories by Board Member Ib Kristensen, featured in the Northern Journal
Canadian
- Canadian Network to Prevent the Abuse of Older Adults
- Active Living Coalition for Older Adults
- Health Canada: Healthy Living for Seniors
- National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly
- Assembly of First Nations: Action Plan on Non-Insured Health Benefits
- Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Network
- British Columbia Association of Community Response Networks
- Manitoba Network for the Prevention of Abuse of Older Adults
- Newfoundland & Labrador Seniors’ Resource Centre
- Nova Scotia Senior Abuse Awareness and Prevention
- Ontario Network to Prevent Elder Abuse
- Prince Edward Island Community Legal Information Association
- Quebec Research Chair on the Mistreatment of Older Adults
- Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism Elder Abuse
- Yukon Health and Social Services
International