Outlook 2007 : Promising approaches in the prevention of abuse and neglect of older adults in community settings in Canada

Board of the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse Outlook 2007: Promising Approaches in the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults. [...] We have focused most heavily on those offering: • information on promising approaches not specific to the field; • overviews of the senior abuse field; • overviews of evaluation of senior/older adult abuse prevention programs; • suggestions of strategic directions to discern development of the field and identification of promising approaches in the future; • lenses to use for the future; and • str [...] The NCFV resources include a directory of services and programs addressing the needs of older adults who are victims of violence in Canada, as well as an inventory of training resources available in Canada that address the issue of abuse of older adults. [...] This network is focused on the field of prevention of abuse and neglect of older adults, and has a cross section of academics, practitioners, legal, health, and social work researchers and practitioners. [...] A companion document to the Nunavut strategy produced by the Nuluaq Project identifies promising practices in a number of areas of prevention of abuse and in support and assistance.