Working Together to Stop Elder Abuse

Alberta’s government is taking action on elder abuse by releasing a new prevention strategy to make our province safer for seniors.

A Collective Approach: Alberta’s Strategy for preventing and addressing elder abuse is a new 5-year strategy to guide how Albertans, nonprofit organizations, frontline workers, businesses and governments can work together to prevent and reduce elder abuse.

Elder abuse is a serious issue - it's estimated that nearly one in 10 Alberta seniors may be victims of some form of elder abuse.

The new strategy updates Alberta's definition of elder abuse and includes goals and actions to make Alberta safer for seniors. It outlines new approaches for recognizing and responding to financial abuse, increasing awareness of elder abuse, improving service provider training, enhancing data collection and program development, supporting community responses, and strengthening protective laws and policies.

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