Respect aging Respect Aging Preventing Violence against Older

Respect aging Respect Aging: Preventing Violence against Older Persons Section 3: INTERVENTION Module 16: Helpful Resources Violence Prevention Initiative

Respect aging Agenda • Welcome • Learning • • Small together: Helpful Resources group activity • Reporting • Wrap-up back to whole group / Evaluation

Respect aging Helpful Resources • 24 -hour crisis lines • • • Provincial resources, including • Key contacts in regional health authorities • Director of Neglected Adults Violence Prevention Initiative Regional resources • Organized according to regions served by VPI Regional Coordinating Committees against violence National resources Federal government

Respect aging Helpful for Whom? • Service provider to older victims of violence • An older person who is a victim of violence • An older person at risk of violence • A perpetrator of violence • Someone with the potential to become violent • Anybody concerned about someone in any of the above situations

Respect aging My Important Contacts A tool for those who may be at risk Sample section Emergency Responders and Other Important Contacts Police Shelter/Safe House Contact Name: Phone Number: Date: File Number: Notes: Shelter Name: Contact Name: Phone Number: Notes:

Respect aging Links • The last section of the Manual is called Links. • Provides a list of Internet resources (website addresses). • Further exploration of the topics covered in the Respect Aging Training Program.