International Links

Countries:

Canada:

Access to Justice Network
On the homepage, go to "browse" and then to "elder abuse." Site includes several publications on elder abuse and some links.

Alcohol and Seniors
This Web site developed by Charmaine Spencer, Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University, Victoria, BC, Canada is an outstanding source for information on alcohol and elder abuse. Case vignettes illustrate important facets of the overlap between substance abuse and abuse and neglect of older adults.

British Columbia Institute Against Family Violence - Coalition to Eliminate Abuse of Seniors
Safety Tips for Seniors http://www.bcifv.org/hottopics/elders/safetytips.pdf
Fact Sheet Series on Elder Abuse http://www.bcifv.org/hottopics/elders/index.html

Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (CNPEA)
c/o Institute for Human Development, Life Course and Aging, 222 College Street, Suite 106, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M5T 3J1, Tel. (416) 925-7674 Fax (416) 978-4771, Email mailto:cnpea@hotmail.com

The Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
Has local reporting numbers and resources.

The Toronto Declaration on the Prevention of Elder Abuse
This declaration is a Call for Action aimed at the Prevention of Elder Abuse (also available in Spanish).

United Kingdom:

Action on Elder Abuse
Action on Elder Abuse is a national UK multidisciplinary membership organization based in London. Mail Address: Astral House, 1268 London Road, London England. SW16 4ER. Tel: (++44) (0)20 8765 7000 Fax: (++44) (0)20 8679 4074 Email: aea@ace.org.uk.

International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO):

HelpAge International

International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services
International Journal of Forensic Mental Health
Working Toward Interdisciplinary and International Collaboration

International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)
Founded in 1997, INPEA is dedicated to the global dissemination of information as part of its commitment to the world-wide prevention of the abuse of older people. Affiliate individual or organization membership free.

World Health Organization (WHO):

The "World Report on Violence and Health"
This newly published World Health Organization (WHO) report seeks to raise awareness about the problem of violence globally, to make the case that violence is preventable, and to highlight the crucial role that public health has to play in addressing its causes and consequences. A whole chapter of the WHO report is devoted to exploring elder abuse in depth.
Full report E-book (pdf format)
Chapter 5: Abuse of the Elderly

WHO/INPEA Global Response Against Elder Abuse
Ageing and Life Course programme, Department of NCD Prevention & Health Promotion World Health Organization. Find out what WHO is doing to raise awareness of the extent of elder abuse around the world. Download the focus group report Missing Voices – Views of Older Persons on Elder Abuse. Also download separate reports from the countries: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, India, Kenya, Lebanon, and Sweden