Elder Abuse
Includes physical, emotional, and financial abuse of seniors by relatives and caregivers.
Legal Services and Information
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Ontario Legal Information Centre | The Centre offers legal information and referral services on a confidential basis: offering legal information and referral services offering public legal education presentations to its… |
| University of Ottawa - Community Legal Clinic | Student Legal Aid Services Society clinic staffed by students and supervised by lawyers provides legal services to low-income members of the community conducts legal education… |
| Ottawa. City Operations - Ottawa Police Service - Elder Abuse | Police unit addressing elder abuse staffed by specialized police officers investigation of allegations of elder abuse (including vulnerable adults 18 year and over)information and awareness… |
| Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime | Victims support groupServices help to obtain needed services and resources help navigating criminal justice continuum deal with post-trial agencies (Correctional Service Canada and Parole Board… |
| Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region | Distress line confidential telephone listening and crisis intervention service educational services are available to schools and community groups on a variety of topics including suicide… |
| ABLE2 - Reach Legal Services | Legal services for individuals living with disabilities educates and informs persons with disabilities, family members, lawyers and the general public about the rights and interests… |
| Council on Aging of Ottawa (The) | Advocacy group on seniors' issuesvolunteer opportunitiesSmart Aging Program eventsworkshops Committees: transportation health issues housing income securityFrancophone affairs |
| Advocacy Centre for the Elderly | Community legal clinic representation in cases involving issues of particular importance to seniors, such as long term care, hospital discharge issues, elder abuse, government pensions,… |